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Shloka 11

आपद्धर्मे कोशबलन्यायः | Treasury, Force, and Crisis-Ethics for the King

निवेद्य नामगोत्रे च पितरं च नरर्षभ । प्रदिष्टे चासने तेन शनैरहमुपाविशम्‌,नरश्रेष्ठ) उनके सामने नाम, गोत्र और पिताका परिचय देकर उन्हींके दिये हुए आसन पर धीरेसे बैठ गया

nivedya nāmagotre ca pitaraṁ ca nararṣabha | pradiṣṭe cāsane tena śanair aham upāviśam ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Hỡi bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất, sau khi kính cẩn trình bày danh tính và dòng họ của ta, lại nêu rõ phụ thân của ta, ta mới từ tốn ngồi xuống trên chỗ ngồi mà ông đã chỉ định.”

निवेद्यhaving informed / after stating
निवेद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-विद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गोत्रेlineage (gotra) (together with name)
गोत्रे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नरर्षभO bull among men
नरर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootनरर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रदिष्टेin the assigned (given)
प्रदिष्टे:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दिश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आसनेon the seat
आसने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तेनby him / by that (person)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
शनैःslowly
शनैः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
उपाविशम्I sat down
उपाविशम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-विश्
Formलङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, 1st, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
N
narrated host (unnamed)
F
father (of the speaker, unnamed)
S
seat (āsana)

Educational Q&A

Proper conduct (ācāra) sustains dharma: one should approach others with humility, clearly state one’s identity and lineage when appropriate, and accept a host’s guidance respectfully—symbolized by sitting only when offered a seat.

Bhīṣma narrates a courteous encounter: he introduces himself by name, gotra, and father, and then, after the other person indicates a seat, he sits down slowly and respectfully.