Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पुनश्चादर्शनं तस्य श्रोतुमिच्छामि कारणम्‌ | अतीव ह्वात्र मुह्दामि चिन्तयानो भृगूद्गह

Transliteration

punaścādarśanaṁ tasya śrotum icchāmi kāraṇam | atīva hy atra muhyāmi cintayāno bhṛgūdgama ||

Translation

กุศิกะกล่าวว่า “ข้าปรารถนาจะฟังเหตุแห่งการที่เขาหายลับจากสายตาอีกครั้ง โอผู้สืบสายภฤคุ เมื่อข้าครุ่นคิดถึงเรื่องนี้ ข้าก็หลงงุนงงยิ่งนัก”

Word by Word

पुनःagain

चand

अदर्शनम्non-appearance; not being seen

तस्यof him/it

श्रोतुम्to hear

इच्छामिI wish/desire

कारणम्cause; reason

अतीवexceedingly; very much

ह्वात्रhere (reading uncertain)

मुह्येI am bewildered/deluded

चिन्तयन्thinking; pondering

भृगूद्गहO descendant of Bhṛgu (reading uncertain)

Speaker

कुशिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kuśika

Bhṛgu’s descendant (Bhārgava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic mode of learning: when faced with puzzling events, one should seek the underlying cause from a qualified sage rather than settling for confusion. It models humility, careful reflection, and the ethical pursuit of clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuśika, still unsettled, asks the Bhārgava sage to explain again why a certain person (previously discussed) vanished from sight. His repeated questioning shows the event’s moral or spiritual complexity and sets up a deeper explanation.