Shloka 62

Devanagari script

विमूढास्मि कृतानेन न मे स्वास्थ्यं यथा पुरा । विह्वला चास्मि भगवंश्लेतो नष्टे च मेडनघ,“निष्पाप अग्निदेव! इसने मुझे मूर्च्छित-सी कर दिया है। मेरा स्वास्थ्य अब पहले-जैसा नहीं रह गया है। भगवन्‌! मैं बहुत घबरा गयी हूँ। मेरी चेतना लुप्त-सी हो रही है

Transliteration

vimūḍhāsmi kṛtānena na me svāsthyaṃ yathā purā | vihvalā cāsmi bhagavaṃś ceto naṣṭaṃ ca me 'nagha ||

Translation

โอ อัคนีผู้ปราศจากมลทิน! สิ่งนี้ทำให้ข้าพเจ้าราวกับหมดสติ สุขภาพของข้าพเจ้าไม่เหมือนเดิมอีกแล้ว ข้าแต่ภควาน! ข้าพเจ้าหวั่นไหวอย่างยิ่ง สติสัมปชัญญะกำลังเลือนหาย

Word by Word

विमूढाbewildered, stupefied

अस्मिI am

कृतेनby the deed / by what has been done

अनेनby this

नnot

मेof me / my

स्वास्थ्यंhealth, well-being

यथाas, like

पुराformerly, before

विह्वलाagitated, distressed

चand

अस्मिI am

भगवन्O Lord / O venerable one

श्लेतःunclear (possibly 'pale/whitish' if intended as श्वेतः)

नष्टेwhen/while (it is) lost; in the state of being lost

चand

मेडनघunclear (possibly a vocative epithet/name; text appears corrupt)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Actions have consequences not only externally but internally: when a deed is perceived as harmful or overwhelming, it can destabilize health, clarity, and conscience. The verse models ethical self-awareness through admission of confusion and distress.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks in a moment of acute agitation, stating that a certain act has left him bewildered and unwell; his mind and steadiness are failing as he addresses a revered, blameless figure.