Mahabharata · 6.63.1
॥
Devanāgarī
दुर्योधन उवाच
वासुदेवो महद् भूतं सर्वलोकेषु कथ्यते ॥
तस्यागमं प्रतिष्ठां च ज्ञातुम् इच्छे पितामह ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
duryodhana uvāca
vāsudevo mahad bhūtaṃ sarvalokeṣu kathyate ||
tasyāgamaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ ca jñātum icche pitāmaha ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दुर्योधन उवाचduryodhana uvācaDuryodhana said; Duryodhana spoke
वासुदेवः महत् भूतम्vāsudevaḥ mahat bhūtamVasudeva a great being; Vasudeva the great Existent One
सर्वलोकेषु कथ्यतेsarvalokeṣu kathyateis called in all worlds; is glorified in all worlds
तस्य आगमम् प्रतिष्ठाम् चtasya āgamam pratiṣṭhām caHis origin and foundation; His manifestation and support
ज्ञातुम् इच्छे पितामहjñātum icche pitāmahaI wish to know, forefather; I want to understand, grandsire
Translation
Duryodhana said: "In all worlds Vasudeva is called the great Existent One. I wish to know His origin and His foundation, forefather."
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Duryodhana is no longer asking about tactics but about the nature of Vasudeva. The very question shows that Bhishma's words have touched what matters most: if Krishna is not merely an ally of the Pandavas, then the whole war stands on a different foundation.