Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ ते वर्तयिष्यामि दुर्गकर्म विशेषत: । श्रुत्वा तथा विधातव्यमनुष्ठेयं च यत्नत:

Transliteration

tasmāt te vartayiṣyāmi durgakarma viśeṣataḥ | śrutvā tathā vidhātavyam anuṣṭheyaṃ ca yatnataḥ ||

Translation

Therefore, I shall explain to you—especially in detail—the course of action to be followed in difficult undertakings. Having heard it, you should act accordingly and carry it out with careful effort.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

तेto you

वर्तयिष्यामिI shall explain/expound

दुर्गकर्मdifficult task/act

विशेषतःespecially/in particular

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तथाthus/in that manner

विधातव्यम्is to be done/should be arranged

अनुष्ठेयम्is to be carried out/observed

चand

यत्नतःwith effort/carefully

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

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?

When facing difficult undertakings, one should first listen carefully to sound guidance and then implement it exactly, with sustained diligence; right action requires both correct instruction and earnest execution.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, speaking as an instructor in the Śānti Parva, signals that he will now set out a specific, detailed teaching on how to proceed in challenging matters, and urges the listener to put it into practice with effort.