Shloka 34

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

Devanagari script

न संशयमनारुहा[ नरो भद्राणि पश्यति । संशयं पुनरारुह्य यदि जीवति पश्यति

Transliteration

na saṁśayam anāruhya naro bhadrāṇi paśyati | saṁśayaṁ punar āruhya yadi jīvati paśyati ||

Translation

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಪ್ರಾಣಸಂಶಯದ ಅಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಏರದೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಮಂಗಳವನ್ನು ಕಾಣಲಾರನು. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಂತಕ ಸಂಕಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದು ಸಹ ಜೀವಿಸಿ ಮರಳಿದರೆ, ಆಗ ತನ್ನ ಹಿತವೇನು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಅವನು ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

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

• संशयम्: doubt; peril/uncertainty
• संशयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनारुह्य: without mounting/entering (i.e., without undergoing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), अन्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भद्राणि: good things; welfare/benefits
• भद्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संशयम्: doubt; peril/uncertainty
• संशयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आरुह्य: having mounted/entered (having undergone)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• जीवति: lives; survives
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Welfare and true good are often recognized only after one has faced real danger and uncertainty; surviving a crisis clarifies values and reveals what is genuinely beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma offers a reflective maxim: hardship—especially a life-threatening predicament—functions as a proving ground that enables a person to perceive and appreciate what is truly good.