Shloka 2

युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! च्यवन मुनिके अन्तर्धान हो जानेपर राजा कुशिक और उनकी महान्‌ सौभाग्यशालिनी पत्नीने क्या किया? यह मुझे बताइये ।। भीष्म उवाच अदृष्टवा स महीपालस्तमृषिं सह भार्यया । परिश्रान्तो निववृते व्रीडितो नष्टचेतन:,भीष्मजीने कहा--राजन्‌! पत्नीसहित भूपालने बहुत ढूँढ़नेपर भी जब ऋषिको नहीं देखा तब वे थककर लौट आये। उस समय उन्हें बड़ा संकोच हो रहा था। वे अचेत-से हो गये थे

bhīṣma uvāca |

adṛṣṭvā sa mahīpālas tam ṛṣiṃ saha bhāryayā |

pariśrānto nivavṛte vrīḍito naṣṭacetanaḥ ||

Bhishma sprach: Als der König zusammen mit seiner Gemahlin jenen Weisen nicht finden konnte, kehrte er erschöpft zurück. Von Scham und Selbstvorwürfen überwältigt, wurde er gleichsam wie betäubt—sein Geist war erschüttert, weil er den Asketen, der aus dem Blick entschwunden war, nicht hatte schauen können.

अदृष्ट्वाnot having seen
अदृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), non-finite
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीपालःthe king (protector of the earth)
महीपालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (him)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋषिम्sage
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
भार्ययाwith (his) wife
भार्यया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
परिश्रान्तःexhausted
परिश्रान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिश्रान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निववृतेreturned / turned back
निववृते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
Formलिट् (perfect), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
व्रीडितःashamed / embarrassed
व्रीडितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रीडित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नष्टचेतनःas if bereft of consciousness
नष्टचेतनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनष्टचेतन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yudhishthira
K
King Kushika
K
Kushika's wife
S
Sage Chyavana

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical contrast between royal power and ascetic authority: when a king cannot reach a sage (who may withdraw from sight by spiritual power), the proper response is not coercion but humility. The king’s shame and mental collapse underscore the moral weight of failing in reverence, patience, or right conduct toward a rishi.

After Chyavana disappears (becomes unperceivable), King Kushika searches for him with his wife but cannot find him. Exhausted, the king turns back, feeling deep embarrassment and becoming mentally stunned, setting up the next part of the episode about why the sage withdrew and what consequences or lessons follow.