Shloka 111
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
Devanagari script
नच वक्चित् कृते कार्य कर्तारें समवेक्षते
Transliteration
na ca vakcit kṛte kārya kartāraṃ samavekṣate
Translation
మరియు కార్యం పూర్తైన తరువాత ఎవడిని కర్తగా భావించి అతనిపై దృష్టి పెట్టడం (ప్రశంసా లేదా నిందను అతనికి కట్టడం) తగదు.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
vaor
va:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootva
kacitsomeone/anyone (ever)
kacit:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkacit
kṛtewhen (something is) done; in the done act
kṛte:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootkṛta
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
kāryamthe act to be done; duty; task
kāryam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootkārya
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
kartāramthe doer/agent
kartāram:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootkartṛ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
samavekṣatelooks at; considers; takes into account
samavekṣate:
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ava-īkṣ (īkṣ)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Do not become obsessed, after an event, with pinpointing a single ‘doer’ to praise or blame; ethical clarity requires restraint from reactive attribution and a steadier view aligned with dharma.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct; here he offers a maxim about how one should regard actions and agency, discouraging post‑facto fixation on who should be labeled the agent.