Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मुनय:ः सर्वे परिवार्य नरर्षभम्‌ । उपाविशन्‌ नरव्यात्र सप्तर्षय इव ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

tataste munayaḥ sarve parivārya nararṣabham | upāviśan naravyāghra saptaṛṣaya iva dhruvam, puruṣasiṃha |

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Bấy giờ tất cả các bậc hiền triết ấy vây quanh bậc trượng phu tối thượng giữa loài người rồi ngồi xuống gần bên. Hỡi hổ tướng trong nhân gian! Họ tựa như Bảy Thánh Hiền (Thất Hiền) bao quanh sao Bắc Cực—tụ hội theo trật tự cung kính, làm tăng thêm uy nghi và vẻ trang nghiêm của hội chúng.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृ (वृञ् वरणे/वृत्तौ)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active

• नरर्षभम्: the bull among men (best of men)
• नरर्षभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरर्षभ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उपाविशन्: sat down near (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + विश्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), third, plural, active

• नरव्याघ्रम्: the tiger among men (hero)
• नरव्याघ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• ध्रुवम्: Dhruva (the Pole Star)
• ध्रुवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरुषसिंह: O lion among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• munis (sages)
• naraṛṣabha (the addressed/central noble man)
• saptaṛṣis (Seven Sages)
• Dhruva (Pole Star)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical authority of sages and the ideal of orderly, reverent counsel: wisdom gathers around rightful leadership, and a dharmic assembly is marked by respect, restraint, and guidance rooted in spiritual insight.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of sages approaches the eminent man being addressed, encircles him, and sits nearby. Their arrangement is compared to the Seven Sages surrounding the Pole Star, highlighting the central figure’s stature and the solemn, instructive setting.