Shloka 150

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ब्रवीषि मधुरं यच्च प्रियो मे5द्य भवानिति

Transliteration

bravīṣi madhuraṁ yac ca priyo me ’dya bhavān iti |

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Hablas con dulzura cuando dices: “Hoy me eres querido”. También eso tiene una razón, amigo mío. Te la explicaré con detalle: escucha. Por una causa el hombre se vuelve objeto de amor, y por una causa también se vuelve objeto de odio».

Word by Word

• ब्रवीषि: you say/speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मधुरम्: sweet (thing/words)
• मधुरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: which/that (relative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: relative particle used with 'च' in 'यच्च' = 'and what/that which'

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• प्रियः: dear/beloved
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus/quoting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma teaches that affection and hostility are not random: people become loved or hated due to identifiable causes—conduct, qualities, and reasons that can be examined ethically.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma responds to a listener’s flattering statement (“you are dear to me today”) and frames it as something explainable by reasons, promising a detailed account of why love and hatred arise.