Shloka 10

Gṛdhra–Jambuka Saṃvāda (Dialogue of the Vulture and the Jackal) — On Grief, Kāla, and Resolve

Devanagari script

तततद्रित्राड़दधरं भर्तारें सान्वपश्यत

Transliteration

tattadṛtrāḍdadharaṃ bhartāraṃ sānva-paśyata

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Alors, de la même manière, elle aperçut son seigneur —le porteur du foudre— qui se tenait tout près.»

Word by Word

तत्that

तत्that (again/each time)

द्रित्the bearer/supporter (uncertain reading)

आडदधरम्(uncertain form/reading; object)

भर्तारम्husband/lord

साshe

अन्वपश्यत्saw/followed with her eyes; beheld

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Indra (as dṛtrāṭ, thunderbolt-bearer)

bhartā (husband/lord, as a role)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores recognition of rightful authority and protection: the ‘bhartā’ (lord/protector) is perceived as present and near, suggesting the ethical ideal that order and safeguarding power (here symbolized by Indra) stands watchfully close when dharma is upheld.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s narration, a woman (implied by the verb ‘apaśyata’, “she saw”) beholds her lord, described with the epithet ‘dṛtrāṭ’—the thunderbolt-bearer—indicating Indra or an Indra-like sovereign presence appearing nearby.