Shloka 12
Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)
Devanagari script
स रुदन्नगमत् पुत्रो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य धीमत:
Transliteration
sa rudann agamat putro rākṣasendrasya dhīmataḥ
Translation
Bhīṣma said: Weeping, the wise son of the lord of the rākṣasas went away.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रुदन्crying, weeping
रुदन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरुद्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अगमत्went
अगमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formलङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राक्षसेन्द्रस्यof the lord of the Rakshasas (Rakshasa-king)
राक्षसेन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षसेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
धीमतःof the intelligent/wise one
धीमतः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma)र
राक्षसेन्द्र (rākṣasendra, lord of the Rakshasas)प
पुत्र (the son of the rākṣasendra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even when overwhelmed by sorrow, one may still act with discernment; the verse juxtaposes grief (rudan) with wisdom (dhīmat), suggesting that ethical action can persist amid emotional turmoil.
Bhishma narrates that the son of the Rakshasa-lord departs while crying, indicating a moment of separation or consequence that carries both emotional pain and a sense of purposeful movement.