Shloka 92

ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana

River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor

Devanagari script

अहमप्येवमेवैनं लोकं जानाम्यशाश्वतम्‌

Transliteration

aham apy evam evainaṁ lokaṁ jānāmy aśāśvatam

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Aku pun memahami dunia ini demikian adanya—tidak kekal, tidak abadi.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एनम्: this (one)/him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जानामि: I know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तम, एकवचन

• अशाश्वतम्: impermanent/non-eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शाश्वत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• loka (the world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms the aśāśvata (non-eternal) nature of the world, encouraging a dharmic perspective grounded in detachment and clarity about the fleeting character of worldly conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction setting, Bhishma speaks as a teacher of dharma and confirms—based on his own understanding—that the world is impermanent, reinforcing the counsel being given to the listener.