Shloka 83

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

एवं चावमतस्येह विश्वासं मे न यास्यसि । त्वयि चापेतविश्वास ममोद्वेगो भविष्यति

Transliteration

evaṁ cāvamatasyāha viśvāsaṁ me na yāsyasi | tvayi cāpetaviśvāsa mamodvego bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Раз здесь со мной обошлись с таким презрением, моё доверие к тебе уже не останется. И когда доверие уйдёт из меж нами, я буду жить в постоянной тревоге и страхе перед тобой.»

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अवमतस्य: of (one) insulted/disrespected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवमत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इह: here, in this matter
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• विश्वासम्: trust, confidence
• विश्वासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मे: my, of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यास्यसि: you will go/come (i.e., will attain/come to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वयि: in you, towards you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपेतविश्वास: O one whose trust has departed (distrustful)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपेत-विश्वास
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• उद्वेगः: fear, agitation, anxiety
• उद्वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भवति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical principle: public contempt or dishonour corrodes mutual trust, and once trust is broken, relationships become governed by fear and suspicion rather than dharma and goodwill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, speaking in the Shanti Parva, states that because he has been insulted in the present context, he can no longer maintain confidence in the other party; with trust gone, he anticipates ongoing anxiety and fear in dealing with them.