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

Bhishma dit : «Pourtant, un sage de notre trempe ne doit pas tomber dans l’illusion.»

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एव: certainly/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अस्मद्विधः: one like us (of our kind)
• अस्मद्विधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद्विध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राज्ञः: a wise man
• प्राज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्मोहम्: delusion/confusion
• सम्मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गन्तुम्: to go/enter (into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हति: is fit/ought
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.