Shloka 44
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
एवं विमृशतस्तस्य चिरकारितया बहु । दीर्घ:कालो व्यतिक्रान्तस्ततो<5स्याभ्यागमत् पिता,विलम्ब करनेका स्वभाव होनेके कारण चिरकारी इस प्रकार सोचता-विचारता रहा। इसी सोच-विचारमें बहुत अधिक समय व्यतीत हो गया। इतनेमें ही उसके पिता वनसे लौट आये
evaṁ vimṛśatas tasya cirakāritayā bahu | dīrghaḥ kālo vyatikrāntas tato 'syābhyāgamat pitā ||
Bhishma sagte: „Während er so weiter nachdachte, verging wegen seiner Neigung, das Handeln aufzuschieben, eine lange Zeit. Inzwischen kehrte sein Vater aus dem Wald zurück.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how excessive delay—even when framed as careful deliberation—can allow circumstances to change and force a moral decision into a new context; discernment must be balanced with timely action.
Cirakari continues thinking for a long time due to his delaying nature, and during this interval his father returns, shifting the situation and setting up the next ethical development in the episode.