Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्टवाहं तं कृश विप्रं भीत: परमदुर्मना: । पादौ तस्याभिवाद्याथ स्थित: प्राउजलिरग्रत:,मैं उन दुबले-पतले ब्राह्मणको देखकर डर गया और मन-ही-मन बहुत दुखी हो गया; फिर उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके दोनों हाथ जोड़कर उनके आगे खड़ा हो गया

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvāhaṃ taṃ kṛśa vipraṃ bhītaḥ paramadurmanāḥ | pādau tasyābhivādyātha sthitaḥ prāñjalir agrataḥ ||

Translation

Melihat brāhmaṇa yang kurus kering itu, aku menjadi takut dan dilanda dukacita yang mendalam di dalam hati. Lalu, setelah bersujud di kakinya, aku berdiri di hadapannya dengan kedua tangan dirapatkan sebagai tanda hormat.

Word by Word

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

अहम्I

तम्him/that (person)

कृशम्thin, emaciated

विप्रम्brahmin

भीतःfrightened

परमvery, extremely

दुर्मनाःsad at heart, dejected

पादौthe two feet

तस्यof him

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

अथthen

स्थितःstood

प्राञ्जलिःwith joined palms

अग्रतःin front

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

vipra (a brāhmaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic conduct: even when shaken by fear or guilt, one should respond with humility and respect toward a brāhmaṇa/elder—bowing at the feet and standing with folded hands—signaling readiness to listen, accept correction, and act ethically.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes his immediate reaction upon seeing a frail brāhmaṇa: he feels fear and deep mental anguish, then formally pays obeisance at the brāhmaṇa’s feet and stands before him with joined palms, indicating reverence and submission to the brāhmaṇa’s words.