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Shloka 106

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

तमेवंवादिन प्राज्ञ: शास्त्रबुद्धिसमन्वित: । उवाचेदं वच: श्रेष्ठ मार्जार मूषिकस्तदा

tam evaṁ-vādinaṁ prājñaḥ śāstra-buddhi-samanvitaḥ | uvācedaṁ vacaḥ śreṣṭha mārjāra-mūṣikas tadā ||

అప్పుడు శాస్త్రబుద్ధితో సమన్వితుడైన ఆ ప్రాజ్ఞుడు ఎలుక, అలా మాట్లాడుతున్న పిల్లికి ఈ ఉత్తమ వచనాన్ని పలికాడు।

तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वादिनम्the speaker; one who was speaking
वादिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवादिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राज्ञःthe wise one
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शास्त्रबुद्धिसमन्वितःendowed with scriptural/political intelligence
शास्त्रबुद्धिसमन्वितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशास्त्रबुद्धिसमन्वित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech; words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रेष्ठexcellent; best
श्रेष्ठ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मार्जारमूषिकःthe cat-and-mouse (character named Mārjāra-mūṣika / the mouse in relation to the cat)
मार्जारमूषिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमार्जारमूषिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
M
mārjāra (cat)
M
mūṣika (mouse)

Educational Q&A

Wisdom grounded in śāstra and nīti should guide one’s response to persuasive speech—especially when the speaker may be untrustworthy. The verse frames the mouse as discerning and ethically alert before replying.

In Bhīṣma’s discourse, a cat has spoken in a certain way; now the mouse, described as learned and prudent, responds with an ‘excellent’ statement, signaling a moralized dialogue between natural adversaries.