Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सो<मर्षवशमापन्नस्तुलाधारदिदृक्षया । पृथिवीमचरद्‌ राजन्‌ यत्र सायंगृहो मुनि:,राजन! इससे वे अमर्षके वशीभूत हो गये और वे तुलाधारको देखनेके लिये पृथ्वीपर विचरने लगे। जहाँ संध्या होती, वहीं वे मुनि टिक जाते थे

Transliteration

so 'marṣavaśam āpannas tulādhāra-didṛkṣayā | pṛthivīm acarad rājan yatra sāyaṃgṛho muniḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Dikuasai oleh kemarahan, dia pun berangkat untuk menemui Tulādhāra. Wahai raja, dia mengembara di seluruh bumi; dan di mana sahaja senja menjelang, di situlah sang resi bermalam. Petikan ini menegaskan bahawa amarah boleh mendorong bahkan pertapa kepada pencarian yang gelisah, sedangkan kebiasaan berhenti ketika senja mencerminkan pengendalian diri dan tertib di tengah kegoncangan batin.

Word by Word

सःhe

अमर्ष-वशम्under the sway of anger/indignation

आपन्नःhaving fallen into / having come to

तुलाधारम्Tulādhāra (proper name)

दिदृक्षयाwith the desire to see

पृथिवीम्the earth

अचरत्wandered / roamed

राजन्O king

यत्रwhere

सायम्-गृहःone whose 'home' is at evening (i.e., who stays wherever evening falls)

मुनिःthe sage

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Tuladhara

the sage (muni)

the king (addressed as rājan)

Earth (Pṛthivī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts inner agitation (being overpowered by indignation) with outer discipline (stopping wherever dusk arrives). It hints that ethical progress requires mastering anger and maintaining regulated conduct even while pursuing instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that a sage, driven by indignation, sets out to meet/see Tulādhāra. He roams across the earth and each evening lodges wherever nightfall finds him, continuing his journey day by day.