Shloka 39

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

स मुहूर्त समाश्वस्य सह देव्या महाद्युति: । पुनरन्वेषणे यत्नमकरोत्‌ परमं तदा

Transliteration

sa muhūrta samāśvasya saha devyā mahādyutiḥ | punar-anveṣaṇe yatnam akarot paramaṃ tadā ||

Translation

Bhishma nói: Sau khi gượng giữ mình trong chốc lát, vị vua rực rỡ hào quang lại đứng dậy; rồi đưa hoàng hậu đi cùng, ông dốc hết sức để tiếp tục cuộc tìm kiếm vị hiền triết—bền chí và kiên quyết ngay giữa cơn khốn khó.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्वस्य: having recovered/breathed easy
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• देव्या: with the queen/lady
• देव्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• महाद्युतिः: the very radiant (one)
• महाद्युतिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अन्वेषणे: in the search
• अन्वेषणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वेषण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परमम्: supreme/very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the king (unnamed in this verse)
• the queen (devī; unnamed in this verse)
• the sage (muni; implied by context of searching)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadiness of mind and perseverance: even after being shaken, one should regain composure and continue a righteous pursuit with renewed effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a brief pause to recover himself, the radiant king rises and, accompanied by the queen, resumes an intense search for the sage, indicating urgency and determination.