Shloka 132

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ईश्वरो मे भवानस्तु स्वशरीरगृहस्य च । अर्थानां चैव सर्वेषामनुशास्ता च मे भव

Transliteration

īśvaro me bhavān astu svaśarīragṛhasya ca | arthānāṃ caiva sarveṣām anuśāstā ca me bhava ||

Translation

നീ എന്റെ ശരീരത്തിന്റെയും എന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിന്റെയും അധിപനായിരിക്കണം. എനിക്ക് ഉള്ള എല്ലാ സമ്പത്തും നിനക്കേതാണ്; അതിന്റെ ഭരണാധികാരിയും കാര്യനിർവാഹകനുമായി നീ തന്നെ ഇരിക്ക.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: lord, master
• ईश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me, my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्तु: let (him/you) be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• स्वशरीरगृहस्य: of (my) own body and house
• स्वशरीरगृहस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-शरीर-गृह
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्थानाम्: of possessions/wealth
• अर्थानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अनुशास्ता: ruler, administrator, one who governs
• अनुशास्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशास्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मे: of me, my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भव: be (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the addressed person (bhavān)
• body (śarīra)
• household (gṛha)
• possessions/wealth (arthāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches voluntary entrustment: one may place body, household, and wealth under the governance of a worthy authority, emphasizing disciplined stewardship (anuśāsana) and dharmic management rather than possessiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, speaking in the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, voices a formal act of handing over control—declaring the addressee as master of his person and estate and requesting them to administer all resources.