Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सर्व विनिश्चित्य स्वबुद्धया भगुनन्दन । यदत्रौपयिकं कार्य तच्चिन्तयितुमरहसि,भुगुनन्दन! इन सब बातोंपर बुद्धिपूर्वक विचार करके जो उचित प्रतीत हो, उसी कार्यकी ओर आप ध्यान दें

Transliteration

etat sarva viniścitya svabuddhyā bhagunandana | yad atraupayikaṃ kāryaṃ tac cintayitum arhasi, bhagunandana ||

Translation

भृगुनंदन! या सर्व गोष्टींवर आपल्या बुद्धीने निश्चय करून, येथे जे योग्य व हितकर वाटेल त्या कार्याचा विचार करावा।

Word by Word

एतत्this (all this)

सर्वम्all

विनिश्चित्यhaving ascertained/decided

स्वबुद्ध्याby (your) own understanding

भृगुनन्दनO descendant/delighter of Bhṛgu

यत्whatever (that which)

अत्रhere/in this matter

औपयिकम्appropriate/suitable

कार्यम्the act to be done; what should be done

तत्that

चिन्तयितुम्to consider/reflect upon

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit

भृगुनन्दनO Bhṛgu-nandana

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rama (speaker)

Bhṛgu lineage (bhagunandana, addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should not act impulsively or merely by hearsay; after weighing all factors with one’s own बुद्धि (discernment), one must choose the action that is both appropriate (aupāyika) and aligned with duty (kārya).

What is happening in the narrative?

Rama addresses a figure honored as “Bhagunandana,” urging him to make a clear, independent assessment of the situation and then to focus on the most fitting and effective course of action.