Shloka 24

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नायुमयान्‌ पाशान्‌ यथावत्‌ संविधाय सः । गृहं गत्वा सुखं शेते प्रभातामेति शर्वरीम्‌,उसी वनमें एक चाण्डाल भी घर बनाकर रहता था। वह प्रतिदिन सायंकाल सूर्यास्त हो जानेपर वहाँ आकर जाल फैला देता और उसकी ताँतकी डोरियोंको यथास्थान लगा घर जाकर मौजसे सोता था; फिर सबेरा होनेपर वहाँ आया करता था

Transliteration

tatra snāyumayān pāśān yathāvat saṁvidhāya saḥ | gṛhaṁ gatvā sukhaṁ śete prabhātām eti śarvarīm ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “There, having properly arranged the nooses and snares made of sinew-strings, he would go back to his hut and sleep at ease; and when the night had passed and dawn arrived, he would return there again.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere

स्नायुमयान्made of sinew/cord

पाशान्nooses, snares

यथावत्properly, as prescribed

संविधायhaving arranged, having set up

सःhe

गृहम्to the house, home

गत्वाhaving gone

सुखम्comfortably, in ease

शेतेlies down, sleeps

प्रभाताम्the dawn (as having come)

एतिcomes, goes/returns

शर्वरीम्the night

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

pāśa (snares/nooses)

snāyu (sinew-cords)

gṛha (hut/home)

śarvarī (night)

prabhāta (dawn)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes