Shloka 21

Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ

Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly

Devanagari script

को हि धर्मिणमात्मानं जानन्‌ ज्ञानविदां वर: | कुर्याद्‌ यथा त्वया भीष्म कृतं धर्ममवेक्षता,भीष्म! कौन ऐसा पुरुष होगा, जो अपनेको ज्ञानवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ और धर्मात्मा जानते हुए भी ऐसे नीच कर्म करेगा, जो धर्मपर दृष्टि रखते हुए भी तुम्हारे द्वारा किये गये हैं

Transliteration

ko hi dharmiṇam ātmānaṃ jānan jñānavidāṃ varaḥ | kuryād yathā tvayā bhīṣma kṛtaṃ dharmam avekṣatā ||

Translation

Wika ni Śiśupāla: “Sino, na batid ang sarili niyang matuwid at pinakadakila sa mga marurunong, ang gagawa ng kasuklam-suklam na gawa gaya ng ginawa mo, Bhīṣma—ginawa pa habang nag-aangking nakatuon sa Dharma?”

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• धर्मिणम्: righteous/virtuous
• धर्मिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जानन्: knowing
• जानन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञानविदाम्: of the knowers of knowledge/learned men
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानविद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best/excellent one
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुर्यात्: would do/should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Vidhi-ling (optative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• भीष्म: O Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कृतम्: done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवेक्षता: while observing/considering
• अवेक्षता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Shishupala
• Bhishma