Shloka 1
भीकम (2 अमान एकषपष्ट्यवथिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: नागराज और ब्राह्मणका परस्पर मिलन तथा बातचीत भीष्म उवाच स पन्नगपतिस्तत्र प्रययौ ब्राह्मणं प्रति । तमेव मनसा ध्यायन् कार्यवत्तां विचारयन्
bhīṣma uvāca | sa pannagapatistatra prayayau brāhmaṇaṃ prati | tameva manasā dhyāyan kāryavattāṃ vicārayan |
قال بيشما: عندئذٍ مضى سيّدُ الحيّات إلى ذلك البراهمن. وقد ثبّت فكره عليه، وتأمّل غايةَ البراهمن وعِظَمَ استعجال أمره، ثم دنا منه على مقتضى ذلك.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before acting, one should reflect on the other party’s purpose and the demands of the situation; ethical action is guided by mindful deliberation rather than impulse.
Bhishma narrates that the serpent-king, thinking carefully about the Brahmin’s business, goes to meet him, setting up their encounter and ensuing conversation.