Shloka 45

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच भवतोड<पि सुरा: सर्वे भागं दास्यन्ति वै प्रभो । क्रियतां प्रतिसंहार: सर्वदेवेश्वर त्वया

Transliteration

brahmovāca bhavato 'pi surāḥ sarve bhāgaṃ dāsyanti vai prabho | kriyatāṃ pratisaṃhāraḥ sarvadeveśvara tvayā ||

Translation

梵天说道：“噢，主宰！诸天必将也赐予你祭祀之分。噢，万神之君，请你如今收敛并撤回你那正汹涌膨胀的忿怒。”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भवतः: to/for you (of you)
• भवतः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भागम्: a share (portion)
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दास्यन्ति: will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Simple Future, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्रियताम्: let it be done / may it be made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

• प्रतिसंहारः: withdrawal, retraction (cessation)
• प्रतिसंहारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिसंहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदेवेश्वर: O lord of all gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदेवेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• the gods (surāḥ)
• the Lord addressed as Sarvadeveśvara (unspecified in the verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one possesses overwhelming power, ethical order is preserved through restraint: anger should be withdrawn once justice and rightful recognition are secured, and harmony restored through proper shares and mutual obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmā addresses a supreme divine figure, assuring that all the gods will grant him a sacrificial share, and urges him to retract/quiet his intensified wrath—moving the situation from confrontation toward settlement and cosmic balance.