SB 12.11.14 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

ओज:सहोबलयुतं मुख्यतत्त्वं गदां दधत् । अपां तत्त्वं दरवरं तेजस्तत्त्वं सुदर्शनम् ॥ १४ ॥ नभोनिभं नभस्तत्त्वमसिं चर्म तमोमयम् । कालरूपं धनु: शार्ङ्गं तथा कर्ममयेषुधिम् ॥ १५ ॥

Verse text

ojaḥ-saho-bala-yutaṁ mukhya-tattvaṁ gadāṁ dadhat apāṁ tattvaṁ dara-varaṁ tejas-tattvaṁ sudarśanam nabho-nibhaṁ nabhas-tattvam asiṁ carma tamo-mayam kāla-rūpaṁ dhanuḥ śārṅgaṁ tathā karma-mayeṣudhim

Synonyms

ojaḥ — sahaḥ — bala — with the power of the senses, the power of the mind and the power of the body ; yutam — conjoined ; mukhya — tattvam — the principle element, air, which is the vital force within the material body ; gadām — His club ; dadhat — carrying ; apām — of water ; tattvam — the element ; dara — His conchshell ; varam — excellent ; tejaḥ — tattvam — the element fire ; sudarśanam — His Sudarśana disc ; nabhaḥ — nibham — just like the sky ; nabhaḥ — tattvam — the element ether ; asim — His sword ; carma — His shield ; tamaḥ — mayam — composed of the mode of ignorance ; kāla — rūpam — appearing as time ; dhanuḥ — His bow ; śārṅgam — named Śārṅga ; tathā — and ; karma — maya — representing the active senses ; iṣu — dhim — the quiver holding His arrows .

Translation

The club the Lord carries is the chief element, prāṇa, incorporating the potencies of sensory, mental and physical strength. His excellent conchshell is the element water, His Sudarśana disc the element fire, and His sword, pure as the sky, the element ether. His shield embodies the mode of ignorance, His bow, named Śārṅga, time, and His arrow-filled quiver the working sensory organs.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The club the Lord carries is the chief element, prāṇa, incorporating the potencies of sensory, mental and physical strength. His excellent conchshell is the element water, his Sudarśana disc is the element fire, and his sword, pure as the sky, is the element ether. His shield embodies the mode of ignorance, his bow, named Śārṅga, is time, and his arrow-filled quiver is the working sensory organs. Mukhya-tattva means prāṇa. Śruti says prāno vai mukhyaḥ: prāṇa is the chief element. Daravaram means conch. His sword is ether element equal to the sky, being pure. His shield is tamoguṇa.