Shloka 37
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
Devanagari script
ततस्तस्य सुरेशस्य क्रोधादमिततेजस:
Transliteration
tatastasyasureśasya krodhādamitatejasaḥ
Translation
随即，那位天神之主——光辉无量——因愤怒而被激起，遂作出相应的举动。此句昭示关键转折：神圣权威一旦为怒火所动，便开始塑造此事将至的道德报应。
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter; from that (point)
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/thereafter')
तस्यof him; his
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
सुरेशस्यof the lord of the gods (Indra)
सुरेशस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसुरेश
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
क्रोधात्from anger; due to anger
क्रोधात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
अमिततेजसःof (one) of immeasurable splendor/energy
अमिततेजसः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअमिततेजस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sureśa (Indra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds krodha (anger) as a powerful catalyst even in exalted beings; when authority is driven by wrath, it can rapidly determine outcomes, underscoring the ethical need to restrain anger and act from dharma rather than impulse.
Bhishma indicates a turning point: the lord of the gods (Indra), described as possessing boundless splendor, becomes angry, and the next events are implied to proceed from that divine wrath.