Shloka 11
आपद्धर्मे राज्ञः नीतिः — Bharadvāja’s Counsel on Crisis-Statecraft (Śānti Parva 138)
Devanagari script
एवं श्र॒ुत्वा निराक्रम्य दीर्घदर्शी महामति: । जगाम स्रोतसा तेन गम्भीर॑ं सलिलाशयम्,यह सुनकर परम बुद्धिमान दीर्घदर्शी (अनागत-विधाता) वहाँसे निकलकर एक नालीके रास्तेसे दूसरे गहरे जलाशयमें चला गया
Transliteration
evaṁ śrutvā nirākramya dīrghadarśī mahāmatiḥ | jagāma srotasā tena gambhīraṁ salilāśayam ||
Translation
Hearing this, the far-seeing and greatly wise one withdrew from that place and, following that very channel of water, went on to another reservoir—deep and still—thus choosing a prudent course rather than a rash advance.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
निराक्रम्यhaving withdrawn/stepped away; having departed
निराक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम (नि-आ-)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
दीर्घदर्शीfar-seeing, prudent
दीर्घदर्शी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घदर्शिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामतिःgreat-minded (one), very wise person
महामतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्रोतसाby/through a stream/channel
स्रोतसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्रोतस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तेनby that; through that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गम्भीरम्deep
गम्भीरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्भीर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सलिलाशयम्water-reservoir, lake
सलिलाशयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसलिलाशय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhīṣma (speaker)D
dīrghadarśī mahāmatiḥ (a far-seeing wise person; unnamed in this verse)S
srotas (water-channel)S
salilāśaya (deep reservoir)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes