Shloka 167

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

स मन्येऊहं तव प्रज्ञां यन्मोक्षात्‌ प्रत्यनन्तरम्‌

Transliteration

sa manye

ha tava prajf1
01 yan mok63
01t pratyanantaram

Translation

భీష్ముడు అన్నాడు—“నీ ప్రజ్ఞ నిజంగా సూక్ష్మమైనదని నేను భావిస్తున్నాను; ఎందుకంటే అది ఆలస్యం లేకుండా వెంటనే మోక్షం వైపు మళ్లుతుంది।”

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (person)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Genitive, Singular

• प्रज्ञाम्: wisdom/understanding
• प्रज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which/that (fact)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मोक्षात्: from liberation/moksha
• मोक्षात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अनन्तरम्: immediately following/next
• अनन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom is recognized by its immediate orientation toward moksha—freedom from bondage—rather than being delayed by lesser aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction scene, Bhishma praises the listener’s discernment, noting that their inquiry or understanding moves directly toward liberation.