Shloka 6

Taḍāga-Phala and Vṛkṣāropaṇa

Merit of Ponds and Tree-Planting

Devanagari script

मध्यल्ि वै निमेषार्ध तिष्ठसि त्वं दिवाकर । तत्र भेत्स्यामि सूर्य त्वां न मे5त्रास्ति विचारणा

Transliteration

madhyale vai nimeṣārdhaṁ tiṣṭhasi tvaṁ divākara | tatra bhetsyāmi sūrya tvāṁ na me 'trāsti vicāraṇā ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「おお太陽よ、汝は行路の中ほどで、ただ半瞬まばたきほど立ち止まる。その一点で我は汝を射貫く――ここにためらいも、二心もない。」

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निमेषार्धम्: half a moment (half a blink)
• निमेषार्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष-अर्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तिष्ठसि: you stand / you remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• दिवाकर: O Sun (maker of day)
• दिवाकर: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भेत्स्यामि: I shall pierce / split
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

• सूर्य: O Sun
• सूर्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अस्ति: is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

• विचारणा: deliberation / consideration
• विचारणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Sūrya (Divākara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights unwavering resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya): once a righteous aim is fixed, one should act without wavering, hesitation, or fear—even when the task appears impossible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses the Sun directly, declaring that at the precise instant the Sun is at a certain midpoint he will pierce it, emphasizing his extraordinary determination and the intensity of his vow-like intent.