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Shloka 16

Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)

तोषयिष्याम्यहं क्षिप्रं यथा तुष्टो भविष्यति

toṣayiṣyāmy ahaṃ kṣipraṃ yathā tuṣṭo bhaviṣyati | rājan ye munayaḥ kathaṃ santuṣyanti—etad ahaṃ jānāmi | aham etān śīghraṃ santuṣṭān kariṣyāmi | nāhaṃ kadācit hāsyaparīhāse 'pi mṛṣā avadam; kathaṃ punar īdṛśe kāle 'nṛtaṃ vadiṣyāmi? | yat tvāṃ bravīmi tat tvayā niḥśaṅkena kartavyam ||

Bhishma nói: “Ta sẽ làm họ hài lòng ngay, để họ hoan hỷ. Tâu Đại vương, ta biết cách khiến các bậc hiền triết ấy được thỏa lòng; ta sẽ sớm đưa họ đến sự mãn nguyện. Ta chưa từng nói dối, dù chỉ trong lời đùa cợt—huống chi vào lúc như thế này, sao ta có thể thốt lời bất thật? Điều gì ta bảo, xin nhà vua cứ làm, chớ nghi ngờ.”

तोषयिष्यामिI will satisfy/please
तोषयिष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतोषय् (√तुष् caus.)
Formलृट् (simple future), 1, singular, परस्मैपद
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
क्षिप्रम्quickly
क्षिप्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षिप्र
यथाso that/as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
तुष्टःsatisfied/pleased
तुष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट (ppp of √तुष्)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भविष्यतिwill be/become
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलृट् (simple future), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
T
the King (Yudhishthira)
M
munis (sages)

Educational Q&A

The verse upholds satya (truthfulness) as a foundational ethical vow: one who has not lied even in jest should not speak untruth in serious matters. It also stresses trust in righteous counsel—when guidance is grounded in integrity, it should be followed without suspicion.

Bhishma, instructing the king, assures him that he knows the proper way to satisfy certain sages and will do so promptly. To secure the king’s confidence, he cites his lifelong commitment to truth and asks the king to carry out his instructions without doubt.