Shloka 198

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

त्वद्विधेभ्यो मया ह्ात्मा रक्ष्यो मार्जार सर्वदा

Transliteration

tvadvidhebhyo mayā hy ātmā rakṣyo mārjāra sarvadā

Translation

لوماش نے کہا—اے مارجار (بلی)! تم جیسے لوگوں سے مجھے ہمیشہ اپنی جان کی حفاظت کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• त्वद्विधेभ्यः: from (persons) like you
• त्वद्विधेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्विध
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

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

• आत्मा: the self (one's life/person)
• आत्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रक्ष्यः: to be protected/should be protected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्जार: O cat
• मार्जार: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जार
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• mārjāra (cat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses discernment and prudent self-guarding: one should recognize harmful or untrustworthy types and protect oneself accordingly, rather than naively exposing oneself to danger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa addresses a ‘cat’ directly, declaring that he must always protect himself from creatures (or persons) of that kind—an admonitory line within a moralizing or illustrative exchange.