Shloka 19
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
Devanagari script
भूय: पद्मायुतं तात मृगैः सह चचार सा
Transliteration
bhūyaḥ padmāyutaṃ tāta mṛgaiḥ saha cacāra sā
Translation
また、愛しき子よ、彼女は蓮の満ちる広大な地をさまよい、野の獣たちと連れ立って歩み回った。
Word by Word
भूयःagain; further; once more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
FormAvyaya (comparative adverb)
पद्मायुतम्a lotus-count (ten thousand) (distance/measure: ten thousand lotuses)
पद्मायुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपद्मायुत
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
तातO dear (son); O child
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
मृगैःwith deer
मृगैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, instrumental, plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
FormAvyaya (postposition with instrumental)
चचारwandered; roamed
चचार:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPerfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as speaker)त
तात (addressed listener, unnamed here)स
साः (an unnamed woman/figure in the narrative)प
पद्म (lotuses)म
मृग (wild animals/deer)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes an ethical ideal of non-violence and inner peace: one who is harmless can dwell even among wild creatures without fear, indicating a dharmic life aligned with nature rather than conflict.
Bhīṣma describes that ‘she’ again roamed in a lotus-abundant area, accompanied by wild animals, portraying her continued movement through a serene natural landscape and her unthreatening presence among creatures.