Shloka 3

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रं ते भद्रं ते चिरकारिक । चिरकारी हि मेधावी नापराध्यति कर्मसु

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te bhadraṁ te cirakārika | cirakārī hi medhāvī nāparādhyati karmasu ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Cirakārika, sois béni—sois béni, Cirakārika. Car Cirakārī est véritablement sage ; il ne commet pas de faute dans l’accomplissement des devoirs.» Ainsi, en louant Cirakārika, son père parla—exaltant la délibération et l’observance scrupuleuse des obligations comme marques d’un jugement sûr et d’une conduite conforme au dharma.

Word by Word

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārin (one who acts after long deliberation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārin
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरकारी: Cirakārin
• चिरकारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मेधावी: intelligent, wise
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपराध्यति: commits a fault/offends
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपराध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्मसु: in actions/duties
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Cirakārika (Cirakārī)
• Cirakārika's father (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wisdom is shown by deliberation and restraint: a person who acts thoughtfully and fulfills duties carefully is less likely to commit ethical error. The verse praises measured action as a safeguard for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma quotes a father’s words praising his son Cirakārika/Cirakārī. The father blesses him and commends him as intelligent and reliable in performing duties without fault, presenting him as an exemplar of prudent conduct.