Shloka 6

इन्द्र–बलि संवादः

The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियाणां श्रमात्‌ स्वप्नमाहु: सर्वगतं बुधा: । मनसस्त्वप्रलीनत्वात्‌ तत्‌ तदाहुर्निदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

indriyāṇāṁ śramāt svapnam āhuḥ sarvagataṁ budhāḥ | manasas tv apralīnatvāt tat tad āhur nidarśanam ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ କହନ୍ତି, ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି କରି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟମାନେ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ହେଲେ, ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କୁ ସାଧାରଣ ଭାବେ ଅନୁଭୂତ ହେଉଥିବା ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୁଏ। ସେ ସମୟରେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ଲୟ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମନ ଲୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ; ତେଣୁ ମନ ଯାହା ଯାହା ଅନୁଭବ କରାଏ ଓ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ, ସେହିଟି ‘ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ’ କୁହାଯାଏ। ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶିଖାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियाणाम्: of the senses
• इन्द्रियाणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• श्रमात्: from fatigue
• श्रमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• स्वप्नम्: sleep/dream
• स्वप्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (ब्रू/अह्—वदने)
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वगतम्: common to all / occurring in all
• सर्वगतम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बुधाः: the wise
• बुधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अप्रलीनत्वात्: because of not being dissolved/merged
• अप्रलीनत्वात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रलीनत्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (various/that and that)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आहुः: they call/say
• आहुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (ब्रू/अह्—वदने)
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• निर्दर्शनम्: an illustration/indication
• निर्दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dreaming is explained as arising from the fatigue and withdrawal of the senses, while the mind remains active; the mind’s continued presentation of experiences is what is termed ‘dream’.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, in his instructional discourse in the Shanti Parva, begins an explanation of sleep and dream and signals that a traditional illustrative example (nidarśana) will be given to clarify the point.