Shloka 37

Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ

Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly

Devanagari script

ततः प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्टवा पक्षिणस्ते समीपगा: । निजलघ्नुस्तं तदा हंसं मिथ्यावृत्तं कुरूद्वह,कुरुवंशी भीष्म! तब उन पक्षियोंने निकट जाकर सब कुछ प्रत्यक्ष देख लिया और धर्मात्माका मिथ्या ढोंग बनाये हुए उस हंसको मार डाला

Transliteration

tataḥ pratyakṣato dṛṣṭvā pakṣiṇas te samīpagāḥ | nijalaghnus taṃ tadā haṃsaṃ mithyāvṛttaṃ kurūdvaha ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ ସବୁକିଛି ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଦେଖି, ଧର୍ମର ମିଥ୍ୟା ଢୋଙ୍ଗ କରୁଥିବା ସେ ହଂସକୁ ତେବେ ହତ୍ୟା କଲେ—ହେ କୁରୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्रत्यक्षतः: directly, before (their) eyes
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यक्षतः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• समीपगाः: having come near/nearby
• समीपगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीपग
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• निजघ्नुः: they slew/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• हंसम्: the swan
• हंसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• मिथ्यावृत्तम्: of false conduct/pretending righteousness
• मिथ्यावृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिथ्यावृत्त
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कुरूद्वह: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरूद्वह
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śiśupāla
• Bhīṣma
• Kuru (lineage)
• haṃsa (swan)
• pakṣiṇaḥ (birds)