Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रं ते भद्रं ते चिरकारिक । चिरकारी हि मेधावी नापराध्यति कर्मसु,“चिरकारी! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। चिरकारी! तुम्हारा मंगल हो। चिरकारी बड़ा बुद्धिमान्‌ है। चिरकारी कर्तव्योंके पालनमें कभी अपराध नहीं करता है।” (यह बात चिरकारीकी प्रशंसा करते हुए उसके पिताने कही थी)

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te bhadraṁ te cirakārika | cirakārī hi medhāvī nāparādhyati karmasu ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: „Cirakārika, Segen sei mit dir—Segen sei mit dir, Cirakārika. Denn Cirakārī ist wahrhaft weise; bei der Erfüllung der Pflichten begeht er keinen Fehltritt.“ So redete sein Vater, Cirakārika preisend—und erhob bedächtige Erwägung und sorgfältige Pflichterfüllung zu Kennzeichen rechten Urteils und sittlichen Handelns.

Word by Word

चिरकारिकO Cirakārin (one who acts after long deliberation)

भद्रम्welfare, auspiciousness

तेto you

भद्रम्welfare, auspiciousness

तेto you

चिरकारिकO Cirakārin

चिरकारीCirakārin

हिindeed, for

मेधावीintelligent, wise

नnot

अपराध्यतिcommits a fault/offends

कर्मसुin actions/duties

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Cirakārika (Cirakārī)

Cirakārika's father (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wisdom is shown by deliberation and restraint: a person who acts thoughtfully and fulfills duties carefully is less likely to commit ethical error. The verse praises measured action as a safeguard for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma quotes a father’s words praising his son Cirakārika/Cirakārī. The father blesses him and commends him as intelligent and reliable in performing duties without fault, presenting him as an exemplar of prudent conduct.