Shloka 83

Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda

Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्येतद्‌ वचन श्रुत्व बभूव विगतज्वर: । युधिष्ठिरो महातेजा: पप्रच्छेद॑ च धर्मवित्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā babhūva vigatajvaraḥ | yudhiṣṭhiro mahātejāḥ papraccha ca dharmavit ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଜନମେଜୟ! ଭୀଷ୍ମଙ୍କ ଏହି ବଚନ ଶୁଣି ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଧର୍ମବିଦ୍ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ମନୋଜ୍ୱର ଶାନ୍ତ ହେଲା; ତାପରେ ସେ ପୁଣି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: statement, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विगतज्वरः: free from fever/anxiety
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगतज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धर्मवित्: knower of dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right counsel grounded in dharma calms mental turmoil; once anxiety subsides, a ruler can inquire clearly and proceed ethically.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that after hearing Bhīṣma’s words, Yudhiṣṭhira’s worry is relieved and he resumes questioning, continuing the dharma-instruction sequence.