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Shloka 65

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

असभ्या: सभ्यसंकाशा: सभ्याक्षासभ्यदर्शना: । दृश्यन्ते विविधा भावास्तेषु युक्त परीक्षणम्‌,'संसारमें बहुतसे असभ्य प्राणी सभ्यकी तरह और सभ्यलोग असभ्यके समान देखे जाते हैं। इस तरह अनेक प्रकारके भाव दृष्टिगोचर होते हैं; अतः उनकी परीक्षा कर लेनी उचित है

asabhyāḥ sabhya-saṅkāśāḥ sabhyākṣā asabhya-darśanāḥ | dṛśyante vividhā bhāvās teṣu yuktaṃ parīkṣaṇam ||

بھیشم نے کہا—دنیا میں بہت سے غیر مہذب لوگ بظاہر مہذب دکھائی دیتے ہیں، اور بہت سے واقعی مہذب لوگ بھی غیر مہذب جیسے نظر آ سکتے ہیں۔ یوں طرح طرح کے مزاج اور صورتیں دکھائی دیتی ہیں؛ اس لیے لوگوں کو عقل و دلیل سے پرکھنا مناسب ہے۔

असभ्याःuncivil (persons)
असभ्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसभ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सभ्यसंकाशाःhaving the appearance of the civilized
सभ्यसंकाशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसभ्य-संकाश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सभ्याःcivilized (persons)
सभ्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसभ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
असभ्यदर्शनाःwhose appearance/behavior is uncivil
असभ्यदर्शनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसभ्य-दर्शन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दृश्यन्तेare seen/appear
दृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (are seen)
विविधाःvarious
विविधाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भावाःstates/traits/dispositions
भावाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेषुamong/in those
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
युक्तम्proper/fitting
युक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
परीक्षणम्examination/testing
परीक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरीक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Outer appearance can mislead: the uncultured may look refined and the refined may look uncultured. Therefore, dharmic judgment requires careful examination of conduct and inner disposition rather than relying on surface impressions.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma advises the listener to evaluate people thoughtfully, noting that social signals and appearances do not reliably reveal a person’s true nature.