Shloka 8

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 113 — Maryādā-sthāpana (Śvetaketu’s Boundary) and the Niyoga Deliberation of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī

Devanagari script

तमेवंवादिनं भीष्म॑ प्रत्यभाषत मद्रप: । न हि मे<न्यो वरस्त्वत्त: श्रेयानिति मतिर्मम,भीष्मजीके यों कहनेपर मद्रराजने उत्तर दिया--'मेरा विश्वास है कि आपलोगोंसे श्रेष्ठ वर मुझे दूँढ़नेसे भी नहीं मिलेगा”

Transliteration

tam evaṁ-vādinaṁ bhīṣmaṁ pratyabhāṣata mādrarāṭ | na hi me 'nyo varas tvattaḥ śreyān iti matir mama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: To Bhīṣma, who had spoken in that manner, the king of Madra replied, “For me, there is no other bridegroom superior to you; such is my settled conviction.” The reply underscores the king’s ethical valuation of Bhīṣma’s character and worthiness above all alternatives.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वादिनम्: speaking (one), speaker
• वादिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यभाषत: replied, spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मद्रपः: the king of Madra (Madra-ruler)
• मद्रपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरः: bridegroom, suitor
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वत्तः: than you, from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Ablative, Singular

• श्रेयान्: better, superior
• श्रेयान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मतिः: thought, conviction
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Mādrarāṭ (King of Madra)
• Madra