Shloka 62

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

इमां च देवीं पश्यामि वपुषाप्सरसोपमाम्‌ | श्रिया परमया युक्तां यथा दृष्टा पुरा मया

Transliteration

imāṃ ca devīṃ paśyāmi vapuṣāpsarasopamām | śriyā paramayā yuktāṃ yathā dṛṣṭā purā mayā ||

Translation

“ఇక ఈ దేవీస్వరూపిణిని నేను అప్సరసకు సమానమైన సౌందర్యంతో, పరమ కాంతి-శ్రీతో యుక్తంగా చూస్తున్నాను—నేను పూర్వం చూసినట్లే ఆమె మళ్లీ అట్లే అయింది.”

Word by Word

• इमाम्: this (her)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• देवीम्: queen/lady (goddess-like woman)
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वपुषा: by/with (her) form/beauty
• वपुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अप्सरसा: with an apsaras (as standard of comparison)
• अप्सरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• उपमाम्: similar/comparable (to)
• उपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/beauty
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme, excellent
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्ताम्: endowed with, possessed of
• युक्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दृष्टा: seen (was)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Past (PPP), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a noble lady (devī)
• Apsaras (as a comparison)
• Śrī (splendor/auspicious fortune)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights recognition of auspicious qualities (śrī, radiance, grace) as signs of inner merit and restored dignity; it frames beauty not merely as sensuality but as a marker of well-being, fortune, and rightful order in a dharmic setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma speaks while observing a revered woman (addressed as devī), noting that her appearance has become radiant and apsaras-like, matching how he had seen her in the past—suggesting a return to her former splendor or a transformation back to an earlier state.