Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तयोरभ्यसतोरेव नानाधर्मप्रवादिनो: । वातो&तिमात्र प्रववी समुद्रानिलवेजित:,नाना प्रकारके धर्मोंका प्रतिपादन करनेवाले वे पिता-पुत्र उक्त रूपसे वेदोंका अभ्यास कर ही रहे थे कि समुद्री हवासे प्रेरित होकर बड़े जोरकी आँधी चलने लगी

Transliteration

tayor abhyasator eva nānā-dharma-pravādinor | vāto ’timātraṃ pravavī samudrānila-vejitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Ketika bapa dan anak itu—yang menghuraikan pelbagai ajaran dharma—masih tekun berlatih Veda, tiba-tiba bertiup angin ribut yang amat kencang, didorong hembusan dari laut, seolah-olah hendak mengganggu ketenangan pembelajaran suci mereka dan menguji keteguhan disiplin mereka.

Word by Word

तयोःof those two

अभ्यसतोःwhile (they) two were practicing/studying

एवindeed/just

नानाvarious

धर्मduties/laws (dharma)

प्रवादिनोःof the two expounders/speakers

वातःwind

अतिमात्रम्excessively/very strongly

प्रववीblew

समुद्रsea/ocean

अनिलwind

वेजितःimpelled/agitated

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

father and son (pitarau/putraḥ implied)

Veda (implied by ‘abhyāsa’ in context)

ocean/sea (samudra)

wind/storm (vāta/anila)

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 highlights steadiness in dharma and disciplined learning: even when one is engaged in sacred study and moral inquiry, disruptive forces can arise, and the implied ethical ideal is to remain composed and committed rather than be shaken by external turbulence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A father and son, known for expounding varied teachings on dharma, are practicing/studying (in context, Vedic recitation). At that very time, a powerful storm-wind, stirred by the ocean breeze, begins to blow, setting up a dramatic interruption or test in the story.