Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ततः स मुनिरुत्थाय काश्यपस्तमुवाच ह । अहो बतासि कुशलो बुद्धिमांश्वेति विस्मित:,यह सुनकर काश्यप मुनि आश्वर्यसे चकित होकर खड़े हो गये और बोले--“अहो! तुम तो बड़े कुशल और बुद्धिमान हो'

Transliteration

tataḥ sa munir utthāya kāśyapas tam uvāca ha | aho batāsi kuśalo buddhimān iti vismitaḥ ||

Translation

Then the sage Kaśyapa rose and said to him, astonished: “Ah indeed! You are truly capable and wise.”

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

मुनिःsage

उत्थायhaving risen, standing up

काश्यपःKāśyapa

तम्him

उवाचsaid, spoke

हindeed (emphatic particle)

अहोah!, oh!

बतindeed!, alas!/surely (particle)

असिyou are

कुशलःskilled, well, competent

बुद्धिमान्intelligent (one who has intellect)

चand

इतिthus (quotative)

विस्मितःastonished

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Kaśyapa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 highlights the ethical value of discernment (buddhi) and competence (kuśalatā): genuine wisdom is recognized and affirmed by the wise, and such recognition supports the transmission of dharma through respectful dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the preceding statement, the sage Kaśyapa stands up in amazement and addresses the other person, praising him as exceptionally skilled and intelligent—signaling approval and setting the tone for further instruction or exchange.