Shloka 27

नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)

Devanagari script

वर्धमानं तु त॑ दृष्टवा प्रार्थथामास तारक: । उपायैर्बहुभि्न्तुं नाशकच्चापि तं विभुम्‌

Transliteration

vardhamānaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā prārthayāmāsa tārakaḥ | upāyair bahubhir hantuṃ nāśakac cāpi taṃ vibhum ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“见那伟力之人威势日增，塔罗迦便出言挑战。然纵使多方设谋，他也不能杀死那位显赫而强盛的少年。”

Word by Word

• वर्धमानम्: growing, increasing
• वर्धमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्धमान (वृध्-धातोः शतृ/शानच् कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• प्रार्थयामास: challenged/implored (here: challenged for battle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थय् (अर्थयति) / प्रार्थय्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपायैः: by means, by stratagems
• उपायैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• हन्तुम्: to kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अशकत्: was able
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विभुम्: the mighty one, the powerful lord
• विभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Tāraka (Tārakāsura)
• the mighty Kumāra (youth/Skanda-Kumāra implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power driven by pride and hostility may use many tactics, yet it fails when opposed to a force aligned with divine ordinance and rightful purpose; the verse highlights the limits of mere strategy against dharmically supported strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Tāraka sees the young, mighty figure (Kumāra) increasing in power and challenges him to battle, but despite trying numerous methods, he cannot kill or overcome him.