Shloka 7

अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्

Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya

Devanagari script

भीष्मे वा कुरुशार्टूले शाल्वराजे5थवा पुन: । उभयोरेव वा ब्रह्मन्‌ युक्ते यत्‌ तत्‌ समाचर,ब्रह्मन! कुरुश्रेष्ठ भीष्मके साथ अथवा शाल्वराजके साथ अथवा दोनोंके ही साथ जो उचित बर्ताव हो, वह करें

Transliteration

bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle śālvarāje ’thavā punaḥ | ubhayor eva vā brahman yuktaṃ yat tat samācara ||

Translation

โอ พราหมณ์ ไม่ว่าจะเกี่ยวกับภีษมะ—พยัคฆ์แห่งวงศ์กุรุ—หรือกษัตริย์แห่งศาลวะ หรือแม้ทั้งสองพร้อมกัน จงกระทำสิ่งที่เหมาะควรและถูกต้องตามกาละเทศะ

Word by Word

• भीष्मे: in/with regard to Bhishma
• भीष्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कुरुशार्दूले: O tiger among the Kurus (best of Kurus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शाल्वराजे: in/with regard to the king of Shalva
• शाल्वराजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्वराज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अथवा: or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• पुनः: again / further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• उभयोः: of both
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

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

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin / O revered one
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युक्ते: when appropriate / in what is fitting
• युक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• समाचर: do / practice / act accordingly
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर्
• Form: Lot (Imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kuru (lineage)
• Śālva (king/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act according to what is yuktam—what is fitting, reasonable, and dharma-consistent—rather than being driven by partiality; the counsel emphasizes propriety in dealing with powerful parties (Bhīṣma, the Śālva king, or both).

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa addresses a Brāhmaṇa adviser, directing him to adopt the proper course of conduct in negotiations or dealings involving Bhīṣma and/or the king of Śālva, stressing correct, situation-appropriate action.