Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । कामन्दकस्य संवादमाड्रिष्ठस्थ चो भयो:,इस विषयमें जानकार लोग राजा आंगरिष्ठ और कामन्दक मुनिका संवादरूप प्राचीन इतिहास सुनाया करते हैं

Transliteration

atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | kāmandakasya saṃvādam āṅgariṣṭhasya cobhayoḥ ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «وهنا أيضًا يستشهد العلماء بسابقةٍ قديمة. يروون الخبر العتيق في صورة حوارٍ بين الحكيم كامندكا والملك آنغريشثا.»

Word by Word

अत्रhere, in this context

अपिalso, even

उदाहरन्तिthey cite, they relate (as an example)

इमम्this

इतिहासम्ancient tale, historical account

पुरातनम्ancient, old

कामन्दकस्यof Kāmandaka

संवादम्dialogue, conversation

आङ्गरिष्ठस्यof Āṅgariṣṭha

चand

उभयोःof both (of the two)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Kāmandaka

Āṅgariṣṭha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma frames his instruction by invoking an authoritative ancient exemplum: ethical and political guidance is strengthened by precedent, especially when presented as a teacher–king dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces a traditional story that knowledgeable people recount—specifically, a dialogue between the sage Kāmandaka and King Āṅgariṣṭha—signaling that the next section will draw lessons from their exchange.