Shloka 3

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

तान्‌ भीतान्‌ विगतज्ञानान्‌ भीम: प्रहरतां वर: । सान्त्वयामास बलवान्‌ समये च न्यवेशयत्‌

Transliteration

tān bhītān vigatajñānān bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ | sāntvayāmāsa balavān samaye ca nyaveśayat ||

Translation

ครั้นเห็นพวกเขาหวาดผวาจนสติเลือนราง ภีมะผู้เลิศในหมู่นักรบผู้ฟาดฟัน ก็ใช้กำลังเพื่อปลอบประโลม ให้พวกเขาตั้งมั่น และจัดวางให้กลับสู่ระเบียบอันควรในกาลอันเหมาะ

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भीतान्: frightened
• भीतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विगत-ज्ञानान्: deprived of sense/understanding
• विगत-ज्ञानान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगतज्ञान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहरताम्: let (them) strike / do not strike (context-dependent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: Present, Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बलवान्: strong, mighty
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समये: at the proper time / in the occasion
• समये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• न्यवेशयत्: placed/settled (them), made (them) sit/enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength is most dharmic when paired with restraint and timely judgment: a true leader calms panic, restores discernment, and re-establishes order instead of exploiting fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Those present have become frightened and mentally unsettled; Bhīma, renowned for martial power, reassures them and positions them appropriately at the right time, bringing the situation back under control.