Shloka 62

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

इमां च देवीं पश्यामि वपुषाप्सरसोपमाम्‌ | श्रिया परमया युक्तां यथा दृष्टा पुरा मया

Transliteration

imāṃ ca devīṃ paśyāmi vapuṣāpsarasopamām | śriyā paramayā yuktāṃ yathā dṛṣṭā purā mayā ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “And now I behold this noble lady—her form lovely like that of an apsaras—endowed with supreme radiance and auspicious splendor. She has become just as she appeared to me long ago.”

Word by Word

• इमाम्: this (her)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देवीम्: queen/lady (goddess-like woman)
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वपुषा: by/with (her) form/beauty
• वपुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अप्सरसा: with an apsaras (as standard of comparison)
• अप्सरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• उपमाम्: similar/comparable (to)
• उपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/beauty
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme, excellent
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्ताम्: endowed with, possessed of
• युक्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दृष्टा: seen (was)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Past (PPP), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a noble lady (devī)
• Apsaras (as a comparison)
• Śrī (splendor/auspicious fortune)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights recognition of auspicious qualities (śrī, radiance, grace) as signs of inner merit and restored dignity; it frames beauty not merely as sensuality but as a marker of well-being, fortune, and rightful order in a dharmic setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma speaks while observing a revered woman (addressed as devī), noting that her appearance has become radiant and apsaras-like, matching how he had seen her in the past—suggesting a return to her former splendor or a transformation back to an earlier state.