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Shloka 7

नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व

तां नियुक्तामदीनात्मा सत्त्वस्थ: संयमे रत: । ज्ञानवान्‌ नियताहारो ददर्श कपिलस्तथा,उस समय सत्त्वगुणमें स्थित, संयमपरायण, मिताहारी, उदारचित्त और ज्ञानवान्‌ कपिलमुनिने त्वष्टाके लिये नियुक्त हुई उस गायको देखा

tāṁ niyuktām adīnātmā sattvasthaḥ saṁyame rataḥ | jñānavān niyatāhāro dadarśa kapilas tathā ||

ఆ సమయంలో సత్త్వగుణంలో స్థితుడై, సంయమంలో రతుడై, మితాహారుడై, ఉదారచిత్తుడూ జ్ఞానవంతుడైన కపిలముని త్వష్టా ప్రయోజనార్థం నియమింపబడిన ఆ ఆవును చూచెను.

ताम्her/that (female)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नियुक्ताम्appointed/assigned
नियुक्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनियुक्त (√युज्)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अदीनात्माone whose spirit is not dejected; high-souled
अदीनात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअदीनात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्त्वस्थःsituated in sattva (goodness)
सत्त्वस्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्वस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संयमेin self-restraint
संयमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रतःengaged/devoted
रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञानवान्wise; possessing knowledge
ज्ञानवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियताहारःmoderate/regulated in food
नियताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियताहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
कपिलःKapila
कपिलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकपिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
Kapila (sage)
T
Tvaṣṭā
T
the cow (gauḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents the ideal ethical posture of a sage: steadiness in sattva, commitment to self-restraint, moderation in consumption, and clarity of knowledge. Such inner discipline enables right perception and right response to duties and beings encountered.

Bhishma describes Kapila encountering and observing a cow that has been assigned for Tvaṣṭā’s purpose. The description foregrounds Kapila’s virtues—purity, restraint, wisdom, and regulated diet—before the narrative proceeds to the implications of that encounter.