Shloka 84

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

रथै: सनन्दिघोषैश्न पृष्तत: सो5नुगम्यते

Transliteration

rathaiḥ sanandighoṣaiś na pṛṣṭhataḥ so ’nugamyate

Translation

Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Kahit pa may mga karwaheng umuugong sa masayang sigawan, hindi siya dapat sundan mula sa likuran.”

Word by Word

• रथैः: by/with chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सनन्दिघोषैः: with joyful/cheering noise (i.e., having glad shouts)
• सनन्दिघोषैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनन्दिघोष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पृष्ठतः: from behind; behind
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतस्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुगम्यते: is followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive (Karmani)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not upheld by mere power or excitement; one must know when and how to follow. Pursuit done “from behind” can imply impropriety—harassment, disrespect, or wrongful chasing—so ethical restraint and correct approach are essential.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is delivering instruction (anuśāsana) and uses a compact, proverbial statement: even if one has chariots and loud, jubilant support, the person in question should not be pursued from behind—signalling a moral boundary on pursuit and conduct.