Shloka 3

Devanagari script

न गुरावकृतप्रज्ञे शक्‍्यं शिष्येण वर्तितुम्‌ । गुरोहिं दीर्घदर्शित्वं यत्‌ तच्छिष्यस्य भारत,यदि गुरु अथवा बड़े भाईका विचार शुद्ध न हो तो शिष्य या छोटे भाई उसकी आज्ञाके अधीन नहीं रह सकते। भारत! बड़ेके दीर्घदर्शी होनेपर छोटे भाई भी दीर्घदर्शी होते हैं

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | na gurāv akṛtaprajñe śakyaṃ śiṣyeṇa vartitum | guroḥ hi dīrghadarśitvaṃ yat tac chiṣyasya bhārata |

Translation

Bhishma berkata: “Seorang murid tidak dapat tetap berada di bawah disiplin seorang guru yang pertimbangannya belum matang. Kerana, wahai Bharata, apa jua sifat berpandangan jauh yang ada pada guru, sifat itulah juga terpancar pada murid—apabila yang tua benar-benar berpandangan jauh, yang muda pun menjadi berpandangan jauh.”

Word by Word

नnot

गुरौin/with regard to the teacher

अकृतप्रज्ञेin one who is not wise / of unformed understanding

शक्यंpossible

शिष्येणby the disciple

वर्तितुम्to behave / to conduct oneself

गुरोःof the teacher

हिindeed/for

दीर्घदर्शित्वम्far-sightedness

यत्which/that

तत्that

शिष्यस्यof the disciple

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Obedience and disciplined following become untenable when the guide (guru/elder) lacks mature discernment; true farsightedness in leadership naturally shapes and elevates the follower’s outlook.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana discourse, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on right conduct and social ethics, emphasizing how the quality of an elder’s judgment determines the stability and moral formation of those who follow.