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Shloka 7

शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः

The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana

प्रविशन्नेव स वनं निगृहीत: सकण्टकै: । स कण्टकैर्विभिन्नाड्को लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छवि:

praviśann eva sa vanaṁ nigṛhītaḥ sakaṇṭakaiḥ | sa kaṇṭakair vibhinnāṅgo lohitādrīkṛtacchaviḥ ||

Bhishma berkata: Ketika dia melangkah masuk ke rimba, serta-merta dia ditangkap dan ditahan oleh semak berduri. Anggota tubuhnya tertusuk di seluruhnya oleh duri-duri itu, dan rupa tubuhnya menjadi merah darah. Peristiwa ini menegaskan bahawa seseorang yang digerakkan oleh tekad yang terpaku pada suatu tujuan boleh menerjah ke hadapan walaupun lemah; namun alam dan keadaan boleh segera mengenakan akibat yang pedih atas kegopohan yang tidak berwaspada.

प्रविशन्entering
प्रविशन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formpresent active, masculine, nominative, singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
निगृहीतःseized/held fast
निगृहीतः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-ग्रह्
Formpast passive (kta), masculine, nominative, singular
सकण्टकैःwith thorns
सकण्टकैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस + कण्टक
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कण्टकैःby/with thorns
कण्टकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकण्टक
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
विभिन्नाङ्गःwhose limbs were pierced/torn
विभिन्नाङ्गः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविभिन्न + अङ्ग
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छविःwhose appearance was made like a red mountain (blood-soaked)
लोहिताद्रीकृतच्छविः:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोहित + अद्रीकृत + छवि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
F
forest (vana)
T
thorns (kaṇṭaka)

Educational Q&A

Determination alone is not sufficient; when one advances without due care—especially in weakness—immediate obstacles and painful consequences can arise. The verse highlights the ethical need for prudence and awareness alongside resolve.

A man enters a forest and is instantly caught by thorny bushes. The thorns pierce his body, leaving him bloodied, illustrating the harshness of the path he has chosen.