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Shloka 61

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

अर्थयुक्तिमिमां तत्र यथाभूतां निशामय । तव जीवितमिच्छामि त्वं ममेच्छसि जीवितम्‌

arthayuktim imāṁ tatra yathābhūtāṁ niśāmaya | tava jīvitam icchāmi tvaṁ mam ecchasi jīvitam ||

Hãy lắng nghe lập luận này cho kỹ, đúng như thực trạng trước mắt. Ta muốn giữ gìn mạng sống của ngươi, và ngươi cũng muốn giữ gìn mạng sống của ta.

अर्थयुक्तिम्reasoned argument; rational explanation
अर्थयुक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थयुक्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तत्रthere; in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
यथा-भूताम्as it truly is; in accordance with reality
यथा-भूताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयथाभूत
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
निशामयlisten; consider; observe
निशामय:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-शम्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
तवof you; your
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
जीवितम्life
जीवितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामिI desire; I wish
इच्छामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
ममof me; my
मम:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
इच्छसिyou desire; you wish
इच्छसि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
जीवितम्life
जीवितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

The verse frames an ethical appeal grounded in clear-eyed realism (yathābhūtam): when two parties are mutually dependent for survival, one should recognize the shared interest and act with reciprocal protection rather than hostility.

Bhishma introduces a practical argument to the listener, asking them to hear the situation as it truly is: each wants the other to live, implying a relationship of mutual safeguarding and a basis for cooperation.