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Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः स विप्र: कृतकर्मनिश्चय: कृताभ्यनुज्ञ: स्वजनेन धर्मकृत्‌ । यथोपदिष्टं भुजगेन्द्रसंश्रयं जगाम काले सुकृतैकनिश्चय:

Transliteration

tataḥ sa vipraḥ kṛtakarmaniscayaḥ kṛtābhyanujñaḥ svajanena dharmakṛt | yathopadiṣṭaṃ bhujagendrasaṃśrayaṃ jagāma kāle sukṛtaikaniscayaḥ ||

Translation

Alors ce brahmane—ayant pris la ferme résolution d’accomplir le devoir qu’il s’était assigné, et ayant obtenu l’assentiment des siens—se mit en route au moment opportun, exactement selon les instructions de l’hôte, vers la demeure du seigneur des serpents. L’esprit stable, tendu vers l’accomplissement d’une œuvre méritoire, il poursuivit sa marche conformément au dharma.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

विप्रःbrahmin

कृतकर्मनिश्चयःone whose resolve about the deed was made (firmly resolved to accomplish the task)

कृताभ्यनुज्ञःhaving obtained permission (having been permitted)

स्वजनेनby/with his own people (kinsmen)

धर्मकृत्doer of dharma, righteous man

यथाas, according to

उपदिष्टम्instructed, told

भुजगेन्द्रसंश्रयम्the abode/refuge of the serpent-king (Nāgarāja’s dwelling)

जगामwent

कालेat the proper time

सुकृतैकनिश्चयःone with a single firm resolve for a good deed

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

vipra (brahmin)

svajana (kinsmen/family)

atithi (guest, implied by context)

Bhujagendra / Nāgarāja (lord of serpents)

bhujagendrasaṃśraya (abode of the serpent-king)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through firm resolve, respectful consultation/consent within one’s household, and faithful adherence to righteous instruction; a meritorious aim (sukṛta) should be pursued at the proper time and in the proper manner.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brahmin, after deciding to complete his intended task and receiving his family’s permission, departs at the appointed time to the dwelling of the serpent-king, following the directions previously given by a guest.