Shloka 18

Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command

Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ सेन्द्रै: सुरै: सर्वैलोकैश्वामितविक्रम: । नावज्ञेयो वासुदेवो मानुषो5यमिति प्रभु:

Transliteration

tasmāt sendraiḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ lokaiś cāmitavikramaḥ | nāvajñeyo vāsudevo mānuṣo 'yam iti prabhuḥ ||

Translation

因此，勇武之人啊，切不可把婆苏提婆（Vāsudeva）仅当作凡人而轻慢。诸世界连同因陀罗与众天神，都知其威力无量；轻蔑于他，便是无视那在将临战火中维系达摩的更高秩序。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: ablative (pañcamī), singular, masculine/neuter (pronominal)

• सेन्द्रैः: together with Indra
• सेन्द्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + इन्द्र
• Form: instrumental (tṛtīyā), plural, masculine

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: instrumental (tṛtīyā), plural, masculine

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: instrumental (tṛtīyā), plural, masculine

• लोकैः: by the worlds/people
• लोकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: instrumental (tṛtīyā), plural, masculine

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• अमितविक्रमः: of immeasurable prowess
• अमितविक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितविक्रम
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: negation

• अवज्ञेयः: to be disrespected/ignored
• अवज्ञेयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवज्ञेय
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine; gerundive (tavya/ya) sense

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine

• मानुषः: human
• मानुषः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine

• इति: thus/‘as’
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: quotative particle

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: nominative (prathamā), singular, masculine

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Indra
• Devas (Suras)
• Lokas (the worlds)