Shloka 136
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
यद् भवानाह तत् सर्व मया ते लोमश श्रुतम् ममापि तावद् ब्रुवतः शृणु यत् प्रतिभाति मे,“लोमश! तुमने जो कुछ कहा, वह सब मैंने ध्यान देकर सुना। अब मेरी बुद्धिमें जो विचार स्फुरित हो रहा है उसे बतलाता हूँ, अतः मेरे इस कथनको भी सुन लो
yad bhavān āha tat sarvaṃ mayā te lomaśa śrutam | mamāpi tāvad bruvataḥ śṛṇu yat pratibhāti me ||
Bhishma said: “Whatever you have said, O Lomaśa, I have heard in full with attentive care. Now listen in turn to what occurs to my own understanding as I speak.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic dialogue: first, careful listening to another’s words, and then offering one’s own considered insight. It emphasizes respectful exchange and reflective speech.
Bhishma addresses the sage Lomaśa, acknowledging that he has heard Lomaśa’s entire statement attentively, and then asks Lomaśa to listen as Bhishma presents what has arisen in his own mind.