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Shloka 5

Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam

The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting

इच्छाम त्वां वयं ज्ञातुं का त्वं क्व च गमिष्यसि । तत्त्वेन वरवर्णाभे सर्वमेतद्‌ ब्रवीहि न:

icchāma tvāṁ vayaṁ jñātuṁ kā tvaṁ kva ca gamiṣyasi | tattvena varavarṇābhe sarvam etad bravīhi naḥ ||

Bhishma nói: “Chúng ta muốn biết nàng một cách chân thực—nàng là ai và sẽ đi về đâu. Hỡi phu nhân dung sắc rạng ngời, xin hãy nói cho chúng ta tất cả điều ấy đúng như sự thật.”

इच्छामःwe wish/desire
इच्छामः:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छ्)
Formलट् (Present Indicative), 1, Plural, Parasmaipada
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
ज्ञातुम्to know
ज्ञातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormTumun (Infinitive)
काwho (f.)
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
क्वwhere
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गमिष्यसिyou will go
गमिष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formलृट् (Simple Future), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्त्वेनin truth / truly
तत्त्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वरवर्णाभेO fair-complexioned one (of excellent color/beauty)
वरवर्णाभे:
TypeAdjective
Rootवरवर्णाभा
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रवीहिtell/say
ब्रवीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formलोट् (Imperative), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
नःto us
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
U
unnamed woman (addressed as varavarṇābhā)

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds truthful disclosure (tattvena) and careful inquiry: before judging or acting, one should seek accurate knowledge of a person’s identity and intention, and the other should respond with honesty.

Bhishma addresses a woman respectfully and asks her to state plainly who she is and where she is headed, requesting a complete and truthful account.