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Shloka 7

शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः

The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana

प्रविशन्नेव स वनं निगृहीत: सकण्टकै: । स कण्टकैर्विभिन्नाड्को लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छवि:

praviśann eva sa vanaṁ nigṛhītaḥ sakaṇṭakaiḥ | sa kaṇṭakair vibhinnāṅgo lohitādrīkṛtacchaviḥ ||

Bhishma dit : Lorsqu’il entra dans la forêt, il fut aussitôt saisi et retenu par des broussailles épineuses. Les épines lui transpercèrent les membres de toutes parts, et l’apparence de son corps devint rouge de sang. L’épisode montre comment un homme, poussé par une résolution inflexible vers un but choisi, peut se ruer en avant même affaibli ; mais la nature et les circonstances peuvent, sur-le-champ, infliger les conséquences douloureuses d’une hâte irréfléchie.

प्रविशन्entering
प्रविशन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formpresent active, masculine, nominative, singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
निगृहीतःseized/held fast
निगृहीतः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-ग्रह्
Formpast passive (kta), masculine, nominative, singular
सकण्टकैःwith thorns
सकण्टकैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस + कण्टक
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कण्टकैःby/with thorns
कण्टकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकण्टक
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
विभिन्नाङ्गःwhose limbs were pierced/torn
विभिन्नाङ्गः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविभिन्न + अङ्ग
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छविःwhose appearance was made like a red mountain (blood-soaked)
लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छविः:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोहित + अद्रीकृत + छवि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
F
forest (vana)
T
thorns (kaṇṭaka)

Educational Q&A

Determination alone is not sufficient; when one advances without due care—especially in weakness—immediate obstacles and painful consequences can arise. The verse highlights the ethical need for prudence and awareness alongside resolve.

A man enters a forest and is instantly caught by thorny bushes. The thorns pierce his body, leaving him bloodied, illustrating the harshness of the path he has chosen.