Shloka 14

निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभातसमये सुखं दृष्टवाब्रवीदिदम्‌ । गच्छ सौम्य पथानेन कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhātasamaye sukhaṁ dṛṣṭvābravīd idam | gaccha saumya pathānena kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi ||

Translation

Dann, bei Tagesanbruch, als er ihn sicher und unbeschwert sah, sprach Bhishma: „Geh, Sanftmütiger, auf eben diesem Weg. Du wirst zurückkehren, nachdem du dein Vorhaben erfüllt hast.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/from that')

• प्रभातसमये: at dawn-time
• प्रभातसमये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात-समय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सुखम्: happily/with ease
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (adverbial use)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having seen'

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• इदम्: this (word/statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पथा: by the path/way
• पथा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this (one)/this way
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his task
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-कृत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys a courteous, dharma-inflected benediction: when one has completed the intended duty or mission (kṛtakṛtya), one should proceed calmly on the proper course, with the assurance of having done what needed to be done.

What is happening in the narrative?

At dawn, Bhīṣma observes the addressed person to be safe and composed, then instructs him to depart by a particular route, affirming that the person’s objective has been successfully fulfilled.