Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा महाप्राज्ञ तत्र गन्तुं त्वमहसि । दातुमरहसि वा तस्य दर्शन दर्शनश्रव:,महाप्राज्ञ नागराज! मेरी यह बात सुनकर अब आपको वहाँ जाना चाहिये और ब्राह्मणदेवताको दर्शन देना चाहिये

Transliteration

etac chrutvā mahāprājña tatra gantuṁ tvam arhasi | dātum arhasi vā tasya darśanaṁ darśanaśravaḥ ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «يا ذا الحكمة العظمى، بعدما سمعتَ هذا ينبغي لك أن تذهب إلى هناك. وينبغي لك أيضًا أن تمنحه بركة حضورك—مجرد رؤيتك، وهي مشهورة—ليتحقق مراد ذلك الطالب الجدير.»

Word by Word

एतत्this (statement/thing)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

महाप्राज्ञO very wise one

तत्रthere

गन्तुम्to go

त्वम्you

अर्हसिare fit/ought

दातुम्to give

अर्हसिare fit/ought

वाor

तस्यof him/of that (person)

दर्शनम्sight; audience; दर्शन

दर्शन-श्रवःone whose fame is (from) seeing/being seen; renowned for giving audience (epithet)

महाप्राज्ञO very wise one

नागराजO king of serpents

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

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?

A wise person should act promptly upon good counsel and, when appropriate, offer ‘darśana’—a gracious audience or personal presence—as a meaningful gift that supports a seeker’s dharmic aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma urges a highly wise addressee to go to a certain place and to grant someone the benefit of meeting/seeing him, emphasizing the ethical value of responding to a worthy request.