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Shloka 2

Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)

श्रुता मे राजधर्माश्न वर्णानां च विनिश्चया: । आयत्यां च तदात्वे च यः पश्यति स पश्यति,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! भीमसेन-की बात सुनकर शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले पुरुषसिंह कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिर लम्बी साँस लेकर मन-ही-मन विचार करने लगे --'मैंने राजाओंके धर्म एवं वर्णोके सुनिश्चित सिद्धान्त भी सुने हैं, परंतु जो भविष्य और वर्तमान दोनोंपर दृष्टि रखता है, वही यथार्थदर्शी है

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

śrutā me rājadharmāś ca varṇānāṃ ca viniścayāḥ |

āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Ich habe von den Pflichten der Könige gehört und von den feststehenden Bestimmungen über die gesellschaftlichen Stände. Doch wahrhaft sieht nur, wer den Blick auf beides richtet: auf das Kommende und auf das Gegenwärtige—auf Zukunft wie Gegenwart.“

श्रुताheard
श्रुता:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रुत (√श्रु)
Formpast participle (kta), feminine, nominative, singular
मेby me / of me
मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, genitive, singular
राजधर्माःduties of kings
राजधर्माः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजधर्म
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वर्णानाम्of the social classes
वर्णानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विनिश्चयाःsettled conclusions / determinations
विनिश्चयाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
आयत्याम्in the future
आयत्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
Formfeminine, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तदात्वेin the present / at that time
तदात्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
Formneuter, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पश्यतिsees / considers
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पश्यतिtruly sees
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

Mere knowledge of royal duty and social norms is insufficient; true wisdom lies in discerning both immediate consequences and long-term outcomes. Ethical judgment must integrate present realities with future implications.

The narrator Vaiśampāyana frames a reflective moment: after hearing counsel and recalling teachings on kingship and social order, the emphasis shifts to practical discernment—who can evaluate the present situation while also foreseeing what it will lead to.