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Shloka 2

च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions

विप्रवादा: सुबहव: श्रूयन्ते पुत्रकारिता: । अत्र नो मुहतां राजन्‌ संशयं छेत्तुमहसि,पुत्रोंके निमित्त बहुत-सी विभिन्न बातें सुनी जाती हैं। राजन! इस विषयमें हम मोहित होनेके कारण कुछ निश्चय नहीं कर पाते; अतः आप हमारे इस संशयका निवारण करें

vipravādāḥ subahavaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ | atra no muhatāṃ rājan saṃśayaṃ chettum arhasi ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പുത്രജനനത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് പണ്ഡിതന്മാരിൽ പലവിധവും വ്യത്യസ്തവുമായ അഭിപ്രായങ്ങൾ കേൾക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. രാജാവേ, ഈ വിഷയത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ മോഹിതരായി ഉറച്ച നിഗമനത്തിലെത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ല; അതിനാൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ സംശയം നിങ്ങൾ ഛേദിക്കണം.

विप्रवादाःdiverse opinions/utterances
विप्रवादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रवाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सुबहवःmany, numerous
सुबहवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
श्रूयन्तेare heard
श्रूयन्ते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Atmanepada (Passive usage), Third, Plural
पुत्रकारिताःmeans/acts for begetting a son
पुत्रकारिताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रकारिता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
मुहताम्of (us) being deluded/confused
मुहताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeKridanta
Rootमुह्यत्
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Genitive, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
संशयम्doubt
संशयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
छेत्तुम्to cut off, to dispel
छेत्तुम्:
Karma
TypeKridanta
Rootछिद्
FormInfinitive (tumun)
अर्हसिyou ought / you are able
अर्हसि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Second, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
King (Yudhishthira)

Educational Q&A

When traditions and expert opinions conflict, one should seek a clear dharmic resolution from a competent authority; confusion should be removed by reasoned guidance rather than clinging to scattered hearsay.

Bhishma, in his instruction to the king, notes that many differing teachings exist about how sons are to be obtained and what is proper in that regard, and he asks the king to resolve the uncertainty by giving a decisive clarification.