Shloka 25

आपद्धर्मे कोशबलन्यायः | Treasury, Force, and Crisis-Ethics for the King

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मुनय:ः सर्वे परिवार्य नरर्षभम्‌ । उपाविशन्‌ नरव्यात्र सप्तर्षय इव ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

tataste munayaḥ sarve parivārya nararṣabham | upāviśan naravyāghra saptaṛṣaya iva dhruvam, puruṣasiṃha |

Translation

Bhishma dit : Alors tous ces sages, après avoir entouré le taureau parmi les hommes, s’assirent près de lui. Ô tigre parmi les hommes ! Ils semblaient les Sept Ṛṣis encerclant l’Étoile Polaire—rassemblés dans un ordre révérencieux, rehaussant sa dignité et la solennité de l’assemblée.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृ (वृञ् वरणे/वृत्तौ)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active

• नरर्षभम्: the bull among men (best of men)
• नरर्षभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरर्षभ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उपाविशन्: sat down near (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + विश्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), third, plural, active

• नरव्याघ्रम्: the tiger among men (hero)
• नरव्याघ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• ध्रुवम्: Dhruva (the Pole Star)
• ध्रुवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरुषसिंह: O lion among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• munis (sages)
• naraṛṣabha (the addressed/central noble man)
• saptaṛṣis (Seven Sages)
• Dhruva (Pole Star)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical authority of sages and the ideal of orderly, reverent counsel: wisdom gathers around rightful leadership, and a dharmic assembly is marked by respect, restraint, and guidance rooted in spiritual insight.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of sages approaches the eminent man being addressed, encircles him, and sits nearby. Their arrangement is compared to the Seven Sages surrounding the Pole Star, highlighting the central figure’s stature and the solemn, instructive setting.