Shloka 13
Śiśupāla-vākya: Bhīṣma-nindā and the ‘Haṃsa’ Exemplum (शिशुपालवाक्यम् — भीष्मनिन्दा, हंसदृष्टान्तः)
Devanagari script
कर्माण्यपि च यान्यस्य जन्मप्रभूति धीमत:ः
Transliteration
karmāṇy api ca yāny asya janmaprabhūti dhīmataḥ
Translation
และกิจการทั้งหลายของผู้ทรงปัญญาผู้นี้ด้วย—ซึ่งได้กระทำมาตั้งแต่กำเนิดเป็นต้นมา—(ควรแก่การกล่าวถึง)
Word by Word
कर्माणिdeeds, actions
कर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
अस्यof him, his
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
जन्मbirth
जन्म:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन्
FormNeuter, Ablative (in compound), Singular
प्रभूतिfrom (the time of), starting from
प्रभूति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रभूति
धीमतःof the wise/intelligent (one)
धीमतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A person’s moral and social worth is assessed through their actions across the whole span of life—beginning from birth—rather than by isolated claims or momentary appearances.
Bhīṣma is continuing a description or appraisal of a particular ‘wise’ individual, indicating that the account should include the person’s notable deeds from birth onward as part of the larger deliberation.