Shloka 155
Devanagari script
उत्पन्ना कारणे प्रीतिरासीन्नौ कारणान्तरे
Transliteration
utpannā kāraṇe prītir āsīn nau kāraṇāntare
Translation
ఏ కారణంతో ప్రేమ పుట్టిందో, ఆ కారణం మారినప్పుడు ఆ ప్రేమ మనలో నిలవలేదు.
Word by Word
उत्पन्नाarisen, produced
उत्पन्ना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्पन्न (उत् + √पद्/√पत्; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कारणेin/with respect to a cause
कारणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रीतिःaffection, pleasure
प्रीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
नौof us two / our
नौ:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (द्विवचन-रूप)
Form—, Genitive, Dual
कारणान्तरेin another cause/occasion
कारणान्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण + अन्तर (कारणान्तर)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
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
Bhīṣma highlights that affection based on a specific external cause is conditional and unstable; when the underlying reason changes, the feeling often fades. Ethically, this points toward cultivating steadier goodwill grounded in dharma rather than in shifting circumstances.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma is explaining a principle about the nature of prīti (affection): it arose for ‘us two’ due to one reason, but when circumstances or motives changed, that same affection did not persist.