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Shloka 5

अम्बाया निर्वेदः तपोव्रताभ्यर्थना च

Ambā’s Despair and Petition for Ascetic Vows

भीष्म त्वमसि धर्मज्ञ: सर्वशास्त्रविशारद: । श्रुत्वा च वचन धर्म्य महां कर्तुमिहाहसि,'भीष्म! तुम धर्मके ज्ञाता और सम्पूर्ण शास्त्रोंके ज्ञानमें निपुण हो। मेरी बात सुनकर मेरे साथ धर्मपूर्ण बर्ताव करना चाहिये

bhīṣma tvam asi dharmajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ | śrutvā ca vacanaṃ dharmyaṃ mahān kartuṃ ihārhasi ||

«ພີດສະມະ, ທ່ານເປັນຜູ້ຮູ້ທັນທຳ ແລະຊ່ຽວຊານໃນສາສະຕຣາທັງປວງ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຟັງຖ້ອຍຄຳອັນຖືກທຳຂອງຂ້າແລ້ວ ທ່ານຄວນປະພຶດຕໍ່ຂ້າໃນທີ່ນີ້ດ້ວຍຄວາມສົງ່າ ແລະຕາມທຳ»។

भीष्मO Bhishma
भीष्म:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
असिare
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma
धर्मज्ञः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वशास्त्रविशारदःexpert in all scriptures
सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वशास्त्रविशारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वचनम्speech; words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धर्म्यम्righteous; in accordance with dharma
धर्म्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महान्great; noble
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्तुम्to do; to act
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), Active
इहhere; in this matter
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
अर्हसिyou ought; you are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Moral authority is grounded in knowledge of dharma and śāstra, and such knowledge obligates one to act nobly—especially when appealed to with righteous reasoning.

A speaker addresses Bhīṣma, praising his mastery of dharma and the scriptures, and urges him to respond to the speaker’s righteous request with magnanimous, dharma-aligned action in the present dispute.