Shloka 8
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
प्रतिबुद्धस्तु स मुनिस्तौ प्रोवाच विशाम्पते । तैलाभ्यंगो दीयतां मे स्नास्येडहमिति भारत,भारत! प्रजानाथ! जब वे मुनि जागे, तब राजा और रानीसे इस प्रकार बोले --“तुमलोग मेरे शरीरमें तेलकी मालिश करो; क्योंकि अब मैं स्नान करूँगा”
pratibuddhas tu sa munis tau provāca viśāmpate | tailābhyaṅgo dīyatāṃ me snāsyed aham iti bhārata ||
Bhīṣma sprach: Als der Weise erwachte, wandte er sich an König und Königin: „Salbt meinen Leib mit Öl; denn nun will ich baden.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic propriety in daily conduct: even a sage observes orderly bodily rites (anointing and bathing), and rulers are expected to respond with respectful service and hospitality.
After waking, the sage speaks to the king and queen, requesting that they provide an oil anointing so that he may take a bath—an episode emphasizing ritual cleanliness and the courteous duties between ascetic guests and royal hosts.