Shloka 77

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

रुद्रस्तु तेजो5प्रतिमं धारयामास वै तदा । प्रस्कन्नं तु ततस्तस्मात्‌ किंचित्तत्रापतद्‌ भुवि

Transliteration

rudras tu tejo 'pratimaṃ dhārayāmāsa vai tadā | praskannaṃ tu tatas tasmāt kiñcit tatrāpatad bhuvi ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“当时，楼陀罗确实抑制了他那无与伦比的炽烈威能；然而仍有一小部分从他身上滑脱，正落在那处大地之上。”

Word by Word

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तेजः: splendor/energy (semen, potency)
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रतिमम्: incomparable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धारयामास: held back/retained
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रस्कन्नम्: having slipped/fallen forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्कन्द्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: from there/from that
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्मात्: from him/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• किंचित्: a little/somewhat
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अपतत्: fell
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भुवि: on the earth/on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Earth (Bhūmi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic restraint: immense power (tejas) should be consciously governed, yet even controlled force can have consequences; therefore one must act with responsibility and awareness of spillover effects.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that Rudra checked his incomparable potency, but a small portion nevertheless escaped and fell upon the earth, indicating a tangible manifestation of divine energy in the world.