Shloka 35

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान्‌ प्रत्युवाचाथ तं॑ नृपम्‌ इत:ः प्रभूति यातव्यं पदक पदक शनै:

Transliteration

evam uktas tu bhagavān pratyuvācātha taṁ nṛpam | itaḥ prabhṛti yātavyaṁ padaṁ padaṁ śanaiḥ |

Translation

جب راجا نے یوں کہا تو بھگوان (چَیون) مُنی نے اسے جواب دیا—“اب سے آہستہ آہستہ، قدم بہ قدم چلنا۔”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भगवान्: the venerable one (the sage)
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the king (nṛpa)
• Bhagavān (the sage, identified in the prose as Cyavana)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct through carefulness and compassion: one should act with restraint and attentiveness so as not to cause harm or discomfort, especially when serving elders or sages, and should follow rightful instruction with humility.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the king speaks, the revered sage responds with practical instructions: from that point the king (and his companion/attendants) must move very slowly, step by step, and guide the chariot in a manner that ensures the sage’s comfort and avoids causing him pain.