Shloka 10
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
Devanagari script
अप्यरण्यं समाश्रित्य चरेन्मृगगणै: सह
Transliteration
apy araṇyaṃ samāśritya caren mṛgagaṇaiḥ saha
Translation
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—అరణ్యాన్ని ఆశ్రయించినా మనిషి జీవించగలడు; జింకల గుంపులతో కూడ సంచరించగలడు.
Word by Word
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अरण्यम्forest
अरण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअरण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाश्रित्यhaving resorted to; having taken refuge in
समाश्रित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-श्रि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
चरेत्should roam; should live/wander
चरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormVidhi-ling (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मृगगणैःwith herds of deer
मृगगणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमृगगण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaF
forest (araṇya)H
herds of deer (mṛgagaṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the legitimacy of a simple, non-violent, nature-aligned mode of life—resorting to the forest and living quietly among harmless creatures—suggesting restraint and withdrawal from worldly entanglements as a dharmic option.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he describes an austere alternative lifestyle: retreating to the forest and living/roaming there in the company of deer, as part of a broader discussion on conduct and dharma.