Shloka 83

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

एवं चावमतस्येह विश्वासं मे न यास्यसि । त्वयि चापेतविश्वास ममोद्वेगो भविष्यति,“जब मैं इस प्रकार यहाँ अपमानित हो गया तो अब आपपर मेरा विश्वास न होगा और आप भी मुझपर विश्वास नहीं कर सकेंगे। ऐसी दशामें आपसे मुझे सदा भय बना रहेगा

Transliteration

evaṁ cāvamatasyāha viśvāsaṁ me na yāsyasi | tvayi cāpetaviśvāsa mamodvego bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: “Karena aku diperlakukan dengan hina di sini seperti ini, kepercayaanku kepadamu takkan tinggal lagi. Dan ketika kepercayaan telah sirna, dalam hatiku akan selalu ada rasa gentar terhadapmu.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this way

चand

अवमतस्यof (one) insulted/disrespected

इहhere, in this matter

विश्वासम्trust, confidence

मेmy, of me

नnot

यास्यसिyou will go/come (i.e., will attain/come to)

त्वयिin you, towards you

चand

अपेतविश्वासO one whose trust has departed (distrustful)

ममof me, my

उद्वेगःfear, agitation, anxiety

भविष्यतिwill be

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical principle: public contempt or dishonour corrodes mutual trust, and once trust is broken, relationships become governed by fear and suspicion rather than dharma and goodwill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, speaking in the Shanti Parva, states that because he has been insulted in the present context, he can no longer maintain confidence in the other party; with trust gone, he anticipates ongoing anxiety and fear in dealing with them.