Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा स तदा विप्रो गौतमो जपतां वर: | अविमृश्य महाभागो वनमेव जगाम स:,उस समय बिना बिचारे ही ऐसी आज्ञा देकर जप करनेवालोंमें श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मर्षि महाभाग गौतम वनमें चले गये

Transliteration

ity uktvā sa tadā vipro gautamo japatāṃ varaḥ | avimṛśya mahābhāgo vanam eva jagāma saḥ ||

Translation

ଏପରି କହି, ଜପରେ ନିରତମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମହାଭାଗ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ଗୌତମ ଅଧିକ ବିଚାର ନ କରି ଆଜ୍ଞା ଦେଇ ସେହିକ୍ଷଣେ ବନକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

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

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, स (गौतमः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• विप्रः: the brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• जपताम्: of those who recite/mutter (prayers)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine/neuter (genitive plural form used substantively), genitive, plural

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अविमृश्य: without considering
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अ-, active, महाभागः (गौतमः)

• महाभागः: the greatly fortunate one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Gautama
• forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of reflection (vimarśa) before issuing commands or taking decisive action; even a revered sage’s unconsidered decision can carry serious consequences, so dharma favors thoughtful discernment over haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma reports that the sage Gautama, after giving an instruction/command, did not pause to reconsider; he then left immediately for the forest, marking a turning point that implies ensuing outcomes from that hasty directive.