Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तमूचुर्विबुधा: सर्वे ते चैव परमर्षय: । त्वां नियोक्ष्यामहे कार्ये तद्‌ भवान्‌ कर्तुमरहति,तब सम्पूर्ण देवता और महर्षि उनसे बोले--“हम तुम्हें एक कार्यमें नियुक्त करेंगे। उसे तुम्हें करना चाहिये। उस कार्यको सम्पन्न कर देनेपर तुम्हें भी बहुत बड़ा लाभ होगा”

Transliteration

tam ūcur vibudhāḥ sarve te caiva paramarṣayaḥ | tvāṁ niyokṣyāmahe kārye tad bhavān kartum arhati |

Translation

అప్పుడు సమస్త దేవతలును పరమ ఋషులును అతనితో పలికిరి— “మేము నిన్ను ఒక కార్యమున నియోగించుదుము; అది నీవు చేయవలసినది.”

Word by Word

तम्him

ऊचुःsaid

विबुधाःthe gods

सर्वेall

तेthey

चand

एवindeed

परमर्षयःthe great sages

त्वाम्you

नियोक्ष्यामहेwe shall appoint/engage

कार्येin a task

तत्that (task)

भवान्your honour/you

कर्तुम्to do

अर्हतिis fit/ought

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

vibudhāḥ (gods/devas)

paramarṣayaḥ (great seers/ṛṣis)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A rightful duty, when assigned by legitimate moral-spiritual authority (devas and great seers), should be accepted and performed; fulfilling such a task brings both ethical completion and personal benefit (merit, welfare, or spiritual gain).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s narration, the assembled gods and foremost sages address a person and formally appoint him to a specific undertaking, urging him to carry it out and indicating that success will yield a significant reward for him as well.