Shloka 10

Gṛdhra–Jambuka Saṃvāda (Dialogue of the Vulture and the Jackal) — On Grief, Kāla, and Resolve

Devanagari script

तततद्रित्राड़दधरं भर्तारें सान्वपश्यत

Transliteration

tattadṛtrāḍdadharaṃ bhartāraṃ sānva-paśyata

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അവൾ അതേവിധം തന്റെ പ്രഭുവിനെ—വജ്രധാരിയെ—അടുത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്നതായി കണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तत्: that (again/each time)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• द्रित्: the bearer/supporter (uncertain reading)
• द्रित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रित्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• आडदधरम्: (uncertain form/reading; object)
• आडदधरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आडदधर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भर्तारम्: husband/lord
• भर्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• अन्वपश्यत्: saw/followed with her eyes; beheld
• अन्वपश्यत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √पश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra (as dṛtrāṭ, thunderbolt-bearer)
• bhartā (husband/lord, as a role)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores recognition of rightful authority and protection: the ‘bhartā’ (lord/protector) is perceived as present and near, suggesting the ethical ideal that order and safeguarding power (here symbolized by Indra) stands watchfully close when dharma is upheld.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s narration, a woman (implied by the verb ‘apaśyata’, “she saw”) beholds her lord, described with the epithet ‘dṛtrāṭ’—the thunderbolt-bearer—indicating Indra or an Indra-like sovereign presence appearing nearby.