Shloka 63

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ईदृशो नौ समायोगो भविष्यति सुविस्तर: । अहं त्वां तारयिष्यामि मां च त्वं तारयिष्यसि,“इसी प्रकार हम दोनोंका यह संयोग चिरस्थायी होगा। मैं तुम्हें विपत्तिसे पार कर दूँगा और तुम मुझे आपत्तिसे बचा लोगे”

Transliteration

īdṛśo nau samāyogo bhaviṣyati suvistaraḥ | ahaṃ tvāṃ tārayiṣyāmi māṃ ca tvaṃ tārayiṣyasi ||

Translation

Thus shall our association endure and spread far. I will carry you across times of peril, and you in turn will safeguard and deliver me when danger comes.

Word by Word

ईदृशःsuch, of this kind

नौof us two

समायोगःunion, association, coming together

भविष्यतिwill be, will happen

सुविस्तरःvery extensive; long-lasting (broadly extended)

अहम्I

त्वाम्you

तारयिष्यामिI will ferry across; I will save/deliver

माम्me

चand

त्वम्you

तारयिष्यसिyou will ferry across; you will save/deliver

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes reciprocal duty and loyalty: a relationship grounded in mutual protection, where each party commits to rescuing the other in adversity—an ethical ideal of steadfast alliance within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks of an enduring bond between two parties, describing their continued association as far-reaching and promising mutual deliverance from danger—he will save the other in calamity, and the other will likewise save him.