Shloka 67

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रंं ते चिरकारी चिरं भव । चिराय यदि ते सौम्य चिरमस्मि न दुःखित:

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te cirakārī ciraṁ bhava | cirāya yadi te saumya ciram asmi na duḥkhitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Chirakārika, blessings upon you. May you remain ‘Chirakārī’—one who acts with deliberation—and may you live long. Gentle one, if you continue to be of such a nature for a long time, then for a long time I shall never be distressed.”

Word by Word

• चिरकारिक: O Chira-kārika (name/title)
• चिरकारिक: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• चिरकारी: O Chira-kārī (name/title)
• चिरकारी: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• भव: be (you should be)
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• चिराय: for a long time
• चिराय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• दुःखितः: unhappy, distressed
• दुःखितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Chirakārika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises and blesses the habit of acting with patience and careful deliberation (cirakārī). It implies an ethical ideal: restraint and thoughtful timing in action prevent harm and become a source of lasting peace for oneself and others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses Chirakārika directly, offering a benediction. He commends Chirakārika’s steady, unhurried disposition and says that if Chirakārika remains true to this nature, Bhīṣma himself will remain free from sorrow for a long time.