Shloka 52
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
अस्ति ककश्रिदुपायोअत्र दुष्कर: प्रतिभाति मे । येन शक््यस्त्वया मोक्ष: प्राप्तुं श्रेयस्तथा मया
asti kaścid upāyo 'tra duṣkaraḥ pratibhāti me | yena śakyas tvayā mokṣaḥ prāptuṁ śreyas tathā mayā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「この件について、ひとつの方策がわれに浮かんだ――ただし実行は難しきように思われる。これによって汝はこの苦境より解き放たれ、われもまた真に益あるものを得よう。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A truly beneficial path (śreyas) may be known yet difficult (duṣkara); nevertheless, one should consider the right means (upāya) that can bring release (mokṣa) from suffering and lead to genuine welfare.
Bhishma, speaking as a counselor, tells his listener that he has in mind a particular method to resolve the present crisis; although it seems hard to carry out, it can enable the listener to gain release and allow Bhishma himself to share in the resulting good.