Shloka 28
श्र इदानीं स्वसन्देहं प्रक्ष्यामि त्वां पितामह । उपैति सविता हास्तं रसमापीय पार्थिवम्
idānīṁ svasandehaṁ prakṣyāmi tvāṁ pitāmaha | upaiti savitā hāstaṁ rasam āpīya pārthivam ||
ഇപ്പോൾ, പിതാമഹാ, എന്റെ സംശയം ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് ചോദിക്കാം. സൂര്യൻ തന്റെ കിരണങ്ങളാൽ ഭൂമിയിലെ ഈർപ്പം കുടിച്ചെടുത്തു പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ പർവതത്തോട്ടു സമീപിക്കുന്നു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical inquiry within the rhythm of cosmic order: as the day ends and the Sun withdraws after drawing up earthly moisture, the student turns to the elder for clarification—suggesting that right action (dharma) is sought through timely, humble questioning and attention to the order of time.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Grandsire’ and announces that he will pose a personal doubt. The setting is evoked by an image of sunset: the Sun, having absorbed the earth’s moisture, moves toward the western mountain, signaling a transition that often precedes serious instruction and reflection.