Shloka 23
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
Devanagari script
धारयामि च चीराणि शाणक्षौमाजिनानि च । महाहाणि च वासांसि धारयाम्यहमेकदा
Transliteration
dhārayāmi ca cīrāṇi śāṇakṣaumājināni ca | mahāhāṇi ca vāsāṃsi dhārayāmy aham ekadā ||
Translation
ビーシュマは言った。「ある時はぼろ布をまとい、ある時は樹皮衣を着る。ある時は麻や亜麻の衣、ある時は鹿皮を身にまとう。しかれども、折によりては高価な衣を幾重にも着ることもある。」
Word by Word
धारयामिI wear/hold
धारयामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धारणे)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चीराणिrags/tattered garments
चीराणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचीर
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
शाणक्षौमाजिनानिlinen, flaxen, and deerskin garments
शाणक्षौमाजिनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशाण-क्षौम-अजिन
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाहाणिvery costly/valuable
महाहाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाह
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वासांसिgarments/clothes
वासांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासस्
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
धारयामिI wear/hold
धारयामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धारणे)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
एकदाat one time/sometimes
एकदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकदा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaC
cīra (rags)Ś
śāṇa (hemp cloth)K
kṣauma (linen cloth)A
ajina (deerskin)V
vāsas (garments)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should not define oneself by external possessions. Whether one lives in austerity or has access to luxury, the ethical ideal is steadiness of mind and freedom from attachment to either condition.
Bhishma, while instructing on dharma and right conduct in the Shanti Parva, describes his own varying modes of dress—from rags and bark to fine fabrics and costly robes—to illustrate equanimity and non-attachment in practice.