Shloka 3

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रं ते भद्रं ते चिरकारिक । चिरकारी हि मेधावी नापराध्यति कर्मसु,“चिरकारी! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। चिरकारी! तुम्हारा मंगल हो। चिरकारी बड़ा बुद्धिमान्‌ है। चिरकारी कर्तव्योंके पालनमें कभी अपराध नहीं करता है।” (यह बात चिरकारीकी प्रशंसा करते हुए उसके पिताने कही थी)

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te bhadraṁ te cirakārika | cirakārī hi medhāvī nāparādhyati karmasu ||

Translation

“ଚିରକାରୀ! ତୋର ମଙ୍ଗଳ ହେଉ—ମଙ୍ଗଳ ହେଉ, ଚିରକାରୀ। ଚିରକାରୀ ସତ୍ୟରେ ମେଧାବୀ; କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟକର୍ମ ପାଳନରେ ସେ କେବେ ଅପରାଧ କରେନାହିଁ।” —ଏଭଳି କହି ତାଙ୍କ ପିତା ଚିରକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କଲେ।

Word by Word

चिरकारिकO Cirakārin (one who acts after long deliberation)

भद्रम्welfare, auspiciousness

तेto you

भद्रम्welfare, auspiciousness

तेto you

चिरकारिकO Cirakārin

चिरकारीCirakārin

हिindeed, for

मेधावीintelligent, wise

नnot

अपराध्यतिcommits a fault/offends

कर्मसुin actions/duties

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Cirakārika (Cirakārī)

Cirakārika's father (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wisdom is shown by deliberation and restraint: a person who acts thoughtfully and fulfills duties carefully is less likely to commit ethical error. The verse praises measured action as a safeguard for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma quotes a father’s words praising his son Cirakārika/Cirakārī. The father blesses him and commends him as intelligent and reliable in performing duties without fault, presenting him as an exemplar of prudent conduct.