Shloka 38
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
ललाटात् प्रसृतो घोर: स्वेदबिन्दुर्बभूव ह । तस्मिन् पतितमात्रे च स्वेदबिन्दौ तदा भुवि
lalāṭāt prasṛto ghoraḥ svedabindur babhūva ha | tasmin patitamātre ca svedabindau tadā bhuvi
Bhīṣma sprach: „Von der Stirn trat ein schauriger Schweißtropfen hervor. Und in eben dem Augenblick, da dieser Tropfen auf die Erde fiel…“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even a small bodily sign can be treated as an ominous indicator in epic narration, prompting ethical attention and careful discernment about what is unfolding.
Bhīṣma describes a striking physical occurrence: a dreadful sweat-drop emerges from the forehead and, the instant it falls to the ground, something consequential is about to occur (continued in the next verse).