Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सोअमृष्यमाणस्तद्वाक्यं समुद्धरणनिश्चित:

Transliteration

so 'mṛṣyamāṇas tad-vākyaṃ samuddharaṇa-niścitaḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Incapaz de soportar aquellas palabras, se resolvió con firmeza a actuar con decisión, a sacar el asunto de su apuro y llevarlo a un desenlace claro».

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमृष्यमाणः: not enduring, unable to tolerate
• अमृष्यमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्धरणनिश्चितः: resolved to refute/answer (lit. determined on a rebuttal/raising up)
• समुद्धरणनिश्चितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्धरण-निश्चित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how harsh or provocative speech can trigger inner agitation, and how that agitation can harden into determination for decisive action. Ethically, it points to the need for restraint in speech and for mindful governance of one’s reactions before acting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a person who, stung by what was said, cannot bear the words and therefore becomes resolute about a course of action aimed at ‘extricating’ or ‘bringing the matter to a conclusion’ (samuddharaṇa).