Shloka 34

Devanagari script

न संशयमनारुहा[ नरो भद्राणि पश्यति । संशयं पुनरारुह्य यदि जीवति पश्यति

Transliteration

na saṁśayam anāruhya naro bhadrāṇi paśyati | saṁśayaṁ punar āruhya yadi jīvati paśyati ||

Translation

ဘီရှ္မက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «အသက်အန္တရာယ်နှင့် သံသယ၏ မြေပြင်ကို မတက်မီ မည်သူမျှ မင်္ဂလာအကျိုးကို မမြင်နိုင်။ သို့သော် အသက်ပျက်နိုင်သည့် အကျပ်အတည်းထဲ ဝင်ရောက်ပြီး ပြန်လည်အသက်ရှင်လာနိုင်လျှင် မိမိအကျိုးကောင်းကို သိမြင်လာသည်» ဟူ၏။

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयम्: doubt; peril/uncertainty
• संशयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनारुह्य: without mounting/entering (i.e., without undergoing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), अन्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भद्राणि: good things; welfare/benefits
• भद्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संशयम्: doubt; peril/uncertainty
• संशयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आरुह्य: having mounted/entered (having undergone)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• जीवति: lives; survives
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Welfare and true good are often recognized only after one has faced real danger and uncertainty; surviving a crisis clarifies values and reveals what is genuinely beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma offers a reflective maxim: hardship—especially a life-threatening predicament—functions as a proving ground that enables a person to perceive and appreciate what is truly good.