Shloka 1

Devanagari script

अफड-्#-रात अष्ट षष्ट्यांधेिकशततमोब& ध्याय: भीष्मजीका प्राणत्याग

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvā kurūn sarvān bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavas tadā | tṛṣṇīṁ babhūva kauravyaḥ sa muhūrtam arindama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Habiendo hablado así a todos los kurus, Bhīṣma, hijo de Śantanu, guardó silencio. Oh domador de enemigos, el kaurava yació callado por un momento—una pausa que sellaba el peso de su postrer consejo y la solemne cercanía de su partida.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, prior action

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शान्तनवः: son of Shantanu
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तृष्णीम्: silently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृष्णीम्

• बभूव: became / remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• कौरव्यः: the Kuru prince (Bhishma)
• कौरव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अरिंदम: O subduer of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Śantanu
• Kurus
• Kaurava
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical weight of Bhīṣma’s instruction: after delivering counsel on dharma, he becomes silent, suggesting that true teaching is not merely speech but also solemn restraint, reflection, and readiness to face the consequences of one’s life and duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Bhīṣma, having spoken to all the Kurus, stops speaking and remains quiet for a time—an interlude that signals the transition from discourse to the impending events surrounding his final departure.