Shloka 51

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

जय सर्वगुणोपेत विश्वमूर्ते निरामय । विश्वेश्वर महाबाहो जय लोकार्थतत्पर

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | jaya sarvaguṇopeta viśvamūrte nirāmaya | viśveśvara mahābāho jaya lokārthatatpara ||

Translation

毗湿摩曰：“胜利归于汝——具足一切吉祥功德、现宇宙之形、远离诸苦恼者。胜利归于汝，宇宙之主，大臂之雄，恒常致力于成就诸世界真实福祉与正当旨趣者。”

Word by Word

• जय: victory; hail!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय

• सर्वगुणोपेत: endowed with all virtues
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगुणोपेत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विश्वमूर्ते: O one whose form is the universe
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वमूर्ति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निरामय: O disease-free; flawless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विश्वेश्वर: O Lord of the universe
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जय: victory; hail!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय

• लोकार्थतत्पर: O one devoted to the welfare/aim of the worlds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकार्थतत्पर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• Vishveshvara (the Lord of the universe; addressed deity)
• Vishvamurti (the universal-formed One; addressed deity)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reverent recognition of the Divine as (1) the embodiment of all auspicious qualities, (2) the cosmic presence pervading the universe, and (3) the benevolent ruler whose purpose is the welfare of all worlds—linking devotion with an ethical vision of universal good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma offers a formal hymn-like salutation, repeatedly proclaiming “jaya” to the addressed Lord, describing Him with exalted epithets (universal form, free from affliction, lordship, mighty power) and affirming His role as the accomplisher of the world’s rightful aims.