Shloka 13

Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ

Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly

Devanagari script

स्त्रीषु गोषु न शस्त्राणि पातयेद्‌ ब्राह्मणेषु च । यस्य चान्नानि भुञ्जीत यत्र च स्यात्‌ प्रतिश्रयः,स्त्रीपर, गौपर, ब्राह्मणोंपर तथा जिसका अन्न खाय अथवा जिनके यहाँ अपनेको आश्रय मिला हो, उनपर भी हथियार न चलाये

Transliteration

strīṣu goṣu na śastrāṇi pātayed brāhmaṇeṣu ca | yasya cānnāni bhuñjīta yatra ca syāt pratiśrayaḥ ||

Translation

Śiśupāla declared a rule of righteous conduct in conflict: one should not strike with weapons at women, at cows, or at Brāhmaṇas; nor should one raise arms against a person whose food one has eaten, or in the very place where one has received shelter.

Word by Word

स्त्रीषुamong/on women

गोषुamong/on cows

नnot

शस्त्राणिweapons

पातयेत्should hurl/let fall (use)

ब्राह्मणेषुamong/on Brahmins

चand

यस्यof whom/whose

चand

अन्नानिfood (meals)

भुञ्जीतshould eat/enjoy

यत्रwhere

चand

स्यात्should be

प्रतिश्रयःshelter/refuge

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śiśupāla

women (strī)

cows (go)

Brāhmaṇas

weapons (śastra)

food (anna)

shelter/refuge (pratiśraya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes