Shloka 23
Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)
Devanagari script
स मुनिस्तत् तदा दृष्टवा मत्स्यानां कदनं कृतम् । बभूव कृपयाविष्टो नि:श्वसंश्व॒ पुन: पुन:
Transliteration
sa munis tat tadā dṛṣṭvā matsyānāṁ kadanaṁ kṛtam | babhūva kṛpayāviṣṭo niḥśvasaṁś ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
Translation
ਜਦ ਮੁਨੀ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਮੱਛੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਦਇਆ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਗਏ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਰ ਗਹਿਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਭਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिःthe sage
मुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
मत्स्यानाम्of the fishes
मत्स्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कदनम्slaughter, destruction
कदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकदन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done, made
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
बभूवbecame
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कृपयाwith compassion
कृपया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृपा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
आविष्टःpossessed/overcome (by)
आविष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-विश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
निःश्वसन्sighing, breathing out
निःश्वसन्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-श्वस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
muni (a sage)M
matsya (fish)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Witnessing suffering should awaken compassion; dharma is not only rule-following but also a cultivated sensitivity that recoils from needless violence and responds with mercy.
A sage observes that many fish have been killed (a slaughter/destruction has occurred). Seeing this, he is moved by pity and repeatedly sighs, signaling grief and empathetic distress.