Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तद्गचः संगतं श्रुत्वा लोमशो युक्तमर्थवत्‌ | हर्षादुद्वीक्ष्य पलितं स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत्‌,चूहेकी यह युक्तियुक्त, सुसंगत और अभिप्रायपूर्ण बात सुनकर लोमशने उसकी ओर हर्षभरी दृष्टिसे देखा तथा स्वागतपूर्वक उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

tadgiraḥ saṅgataṃ śrutvā lomaśo yuktam arthavat | harṣād udvīkṣya palitaṃ svāgatenābhyapūjayat ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Hearing those well-knit words—reasonable and full of meaning—Lomaśa, delighted, looked up at the grey-haired one and honored him with a courteous welcome, praising him abundantly.

Word by Word

तत्that (speech/statement)

गचःspeaker/utterance (uncertain)

संगतम्coherent, well-connected

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

लोमशःLomaśa (the sage)

युक्तम्proper, fitting

अर्थवत्meaningful, full of sense

हर्षात्from/with joy

उद्वीक्ष्यhaving looked at

पलितम्Palita (proper name) / the grey(-haired one)

स्वागतेनwith welcome, hospitably

अभ्यपूजयत्he honored, he praised/worshipped

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Lomaśa

palita (an unnamed grey-haired/aged person)

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?

Speech that is coherent (saṅgata), well-reasoned (yukta), and meaningful (arthavat) naturally commands respect; honoring such discourse is itself a dharmic response, reinforcing ethical communication and reverence for wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing a well-argued and purposeful statement, the sage Lomaśa becomes pleased, looks attentively at the elderly speaker, and receives him with formal welcome and generous praise.