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Shloka 443

Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)

तस्मादिमां सम्प्रविश्य रुचिं स्थास्येडहमद्य वै । सम्भव है, इन्द्र वायुका रूप धारण करके आये और गुरुपत्नीको दूषित कर डाले; इसलिये आज मैं रुचिके शरीरमें प्रवेश करके रहूँगा

tasmād imāṃ sampraviśya ruciṃ sthāsyed aham adya vai | sambhava hai, indra-vāyukā rūpa dhāraṇa kare āye aura guru-patnī ko dūṣita kara ḍāle; isaliye āja maiṃ ruci ke śarīra meṃ praveśa karke rahūṃgā |

Bhīṣma nói: “Vì thế, hôm nay ta sẽ nhập vào thân thể người nữ ấy, Ruci, và ở lại trong đó. Có thể Indra và Vāyu sẽ đến trong hình dạng giả trá rồi làm nhơ nhuốc vợ của thầy ta; bởi vậy, hôm nay ta sẽ vào thân Ruci và trú ngụ bên trong.”

तस्मात्therefore/from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
इमाम्this (her/this one)
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सम्together/fully (prefixal sense)
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
प्रविश्यhaving entered
प्रविश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
रुचिम्Ruci (proper name)/Ruci
रुचिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरुचि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
स्थास्येI shall stay/stand
स्थास्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormFuture (Simple Future/लृट्), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
वैindeed/for sure
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
Ruci
I
Indra
V
Vāyu
G
guru-patnī (teacher’s wife)

Educational Q&A

The passage emphasizes vigilant protection of dharma—especially safeguarding the honour and safety of one’s teacher’s household—recognizing that even powerful beings may act through deception, and that ethical duty can require proactive restraint and guardianship.

Bhīṣma states his resolve to enter and remain within Ruci’s body as a protective measure, fearing that Indra and Vāyu might arrive in disguised forms and violate the guru’s wife; his action is framed as prevention of wrongdoing through foresight.