Shloka 38
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
Devanagari script
न त्वेवास्मद्विधः प्राज्ञ: सम्मोहं गन्तुमरहति
Transliteration
na tvevāsma-dvidhaḥ prājñaḥ sammohaṃ gantum arhati
Translation
Dijo Bhishma: «Con todo, un sabio de nuestra condición no debe caer en la ilusión.»
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एवcertainly/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अस्मद्विधःone like us (of our kind)
अस्मद्विधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मद्विध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राज्ञःa wise man
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्मोहम्delusion/confusion
सम्मोहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसम्मोह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गन्तुम्to go/enter (into)
गन्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormTumun (infinitive)
अर्हतिis fit/ought
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A truly discerning person should not surrender to moha (delusion). Wisdom is shown by steadiness of judgment and refusal to be carried away by confusion, fear, or passion.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhīṣma is counseling and correcting the listener’s state of mind, asserting that one who is genuinely wise—especially someone expected to uphold dharma—should not lapse into bewilderment.