Shloka 2
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
Devanagari script
पुरस्तादेव भगवन् मयैतदपवर्जितम् । येन मां नाभिशड्केत येन कृत्स्नं हितं॑ भवेत्
Transliteration
purastād eva bhagavan mayaitad apavarjitam | yena māṁ nābhiśaṅketa yena kṛtsnaṁ hitaṁ bhavet ||
Translation
“ਹੇ ਭਗਵਨ! ਮੈਂ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਤਿਆਗ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ—ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਹਿਤ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ।”
Word by Word
पुरस्तात्formerly, beforehand
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्
FormAvyaya (adverb)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (particle)
भगवन्O Blessed one / O Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine/Feminine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपवर्जितम्abandoned, renounced
अपवर्जितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअपवर्जित
FormPast passive participle (kta), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
येनby which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine/Feminine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
FormAvyaya (negation)
अभिशङ्केतmay suspect
अभिशङ्केत:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-शङ्क्
FormOptative (vidhilin), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular, Present system
येनby which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कृत्स्नम्entire, complete
कृत्स्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हितम्welfare, good
हितम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्may be, may become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (vidhilin), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Ethical authority depends on self-restraint: one should renounce conduct that invites suspicion, so that one’s life becomes a source of complete welfare for others.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma is instructing on dharma and right conduct; here he states that he has already given up certain blameworthy tendencies so that no distrust arises and the common good is fully served.