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Shloka 11

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

इति तेषां वच: श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच समाहित: । मधुरै: प्रसृतैर्वाक्यै्हेतुमद्धिरनिष्ठरै:,उनकी ऐसी बात सुनकर सियार एकाग्रचित्त हो मधुर, विस्तृत, युक्तियुक्त तथा कोमल वचनोंद्वारा इस प्रकार बोला--

iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ | madhuraiḥ prasṛtair vākyair hetumadbhir aniṣṭharaiḥ ||

Nghe những lời ấy, con chó rừng—tâm trí điềm tĩnh và chăm chú—liền đáp lại, nói bằng lời lẽ ngọt ngào, triển khai rộng rãi, đầy lý lẽ và thuyết phục, song vẫn mềm mỏng, không hề thô bạo:

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), active
प्रत्युवाचreplied/answered
प्रत्युवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-उप-√वच्
Formperfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
समाहितःcomposed, attentive
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मधुरैःwith sweet (words)
मधुरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुर
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
प्रसृतैःwith extended/spread-out (words)
प्रसृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसृत
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
वाक्यैःwith sentences/utterances
वाक्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
हेतुमद्भिःwith reasoned (words)
हेतुमद्भिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहेतुमत्
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
अनिष्ठरैःwith gentle/soft (words)
अनिष्ठरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिष्ठर
Formneuter, instrumental, plural

भीष्म उवाच

Ś
śṛgāla (jackal)

Educational Q&A

Effective counsel should be delivered with sweetness, clarity, and sound reasoning, while avoiding harshness—self-controlled speech strengthens ethical persuasion.

After listening to what others have said, the jackal responds calmly, choosing gentle, well-reasoned, and elaborated words—setting the tone for a moral or strategic reply.