Shloka 115

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभातसमये विकृत:ः कृष्णपिड्रल

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhātasamaye vikṛtaḥ kṛṣṇapiḍrala

Translation

ततः प्रभातसमये कृष्णपिड्रलः विकृतः क्षुब्धश्च ददृशे।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• प्रभातसमये: at the time of dawn
• प्रभातसमये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात-समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विकृतः: changed; deformed; altered
• विकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णपिड्रल: unclear (corrupt/uncertain reading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्पष्ट/दूषित-पाठ (अनिश्चित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चित (पाठदोषात् विभक्ति/लिङ्ग/वचनं न निर्णीयते)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kṛṣṇapiḍrala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a person’s condition can suddenly change with time (here, at dawn), inviting reflection on vigilance, self-control, and the ethical need to respond wisely when signs of disturbance or disorder appear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that at daybreak someone named Kṛṣṇapiḍrala is observed to be in a disturbed/altered state, suggesting a turning point or an ominous development that prompts further explanation in the surrounding verses.