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Shloka 52

Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession

सदृशं पण्डितस्यै तदीषादन्तेन दन्तिना । यदेको रमते<रण्येष्वारण्ये नैव तुष्यति

sadṛśaṃ paṇḍitasya etad īṣādantena dantinā | yad eko ramate 'raṇyeṣv āraṇye naiva tuṣyati ||

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੁਰਖ ਨੂੰ ਇਹੀ ਸੋਭਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਜੰਗਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕੱਲਾ ਹੀ ਰਮੇ, ਹਲ ਦੀ ਫਾਲ ਵਰਗੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਦੰਦਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਹਾਥੀ ਦੀ ਸੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਨਿਡਰ ਫਿਰੇ, ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗਲ ਦੇ ਹੀ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ-ਫੁੱਲਾਂ, ਫਲਾਂ-ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਰਹੇ—ਅਰਣ੍ਯ-ਜੀਵਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਲਾਲਸਾ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ।

सदृशम्befitting, suitable
सदृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पण्डितस्यof a learned man
पण्डितस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ईषा-दन्तेनwith (one) having tusks like a pole/beam
ईषा-दन्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootईषादन्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
दन्तिनाwith a tusked one (elephant)
दन्तिना:
Karana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदन्तिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एकःalone
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रमतेdelights, takes pleasure
रमते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरम्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
अरण्येषुin forests
अरण्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअरण्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
आरण्येin the wilderness/forest-life
आरण्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootआरण्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तुष्यतिis satisfied
तुष्यति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
F
forest (araṇya)
W
wild tusked elephant (dantin)

Educational Q&A

Wisdom is shown by independence from comforts and social dependence: the learned person can live alone in the forest, accept simple natural food, and remain free from craving—content with minimal needs and steady in self-control.

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and the ideals of restraint and renunciation. Here he describes the conduct suitable for a true paṇḍita: solitary forest-dwelling, unafraid even among wild creatures, and satisfied with what nature offers.