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Shloka 26

नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा

Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings

भूगुं हि यदि सोडद्रक्ष्यन्नहुष: पृथिवीपते

bhṛguṁ hi yadi soḍad rakṣyann ahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpate

Bhishma disse: “Ó senhor da terra, se o rei Nahusha, ao proteger o seu povo, fosse capaz de suportar até mesmo a ira (ou a maldição) de Bhṛgu, então…” (Bhishma prossegue invocando Bhṛgu e Nahusha como exemplos para formular um ponto moral: o dever de proteção de um governante pode exigir firmeza para suportar provações e até as consequências de enfrentar sábios poderosos, quando isso é feito em nome do governo conforme o dharma.)

भृगुंBhṛgu (the sage)
भृगुं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उद्रक्ष्यत्would look up / would behold
उद्रक्ष्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√दृश्
FormConditional (lṛṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhṛgu
N
Nahuṣa
P
Pṛthivīpati (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

A king’s rājadharma centers on protection of the realm and subjects; fulfilling that duty may require patient endurance of severe trials and even the displeasure of powerful ascetics, when the ruler’s intent is righteous governance.

Bhīṣma addresses a king and cites Nahuṣa in connection with Bhṛgu, using their names as moral exemplars to advance an argument about the burdens of kingship—especially the obligation to protect and to bear consequences with fortitude.