Shloka 63

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 103 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Gāndhārī Vivāha: Proposal, Consent, and the Vow

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तया भीष्म: कन्यया विप्रसंसदि । चिन्तामभ्यगमद्‌ वीरो युक्तां तस्यैव कर्मण:,जब उस कन्याने ब्राह्मणमण्डलीके बीच वीरवर भीष्मजीसे इस प्रकार कहा, तब वे उस वैवाहिक कर्मके विषयमें युक्तियुक्त विचार करने लगे

Transliteration

evam uktas tayā bhīṣmaḥ kanyayā vipra-saṃsadi | cintām abhyagamad vīro yuktāṃ tasyaiva karmaṇaḥ ||

Translation

เมื่อหญิงสาวกล่าวดังนี้ท่ามกลางสภาพราหมณ์ วีรบุรุษภีษมะก็เข้าสู่ความครุ่นคิดอย่างรอบคอบ เพื่อแสวงหาหนทางที่ถูกต้องและเหมาะสมเกี่ยวกับพิธีสมรสนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कन्यया: by the maiden
• कन्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्र-संसदि: in the assembly of Brahmins
• विप्र-संसदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रसंसद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• चिन्ताम्: thought, reflection
• चिन्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यगमत्: entered upon / took to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युक्ताम्: proper, well-reasoned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर्मणः: of the act/rite (marriage-rite)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• kanyā (the maiden)
• vipra-saṃsad (assembly of Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic decision-making: when confronted publicly with a moral claim, a responsible person does not react impulsively but reflects to find a course that is reasonable (yuktā) and aligned with duty, vows, and social-ritual propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the maiden speaks to Bhīṣma in a Brahmin assembly, Bhīṣma begins to deliberate carefully about the marriage-related action at issue, weighing what should rightly be done in that situation.