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Shloka 7

नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व

तां नियुक्तामदीनात्मा सत्त्वस्थ: संयमे रत: । ज्ञानवान्‌ नियताहारो ददर्श कपिलस्तथा,उस समय सत्त्वगुणमें स्थित, संयमपरायण, मिताहारी, उदारचित्त और ज्ञानवान्‌ कपिलमुनिने त्वष्टाके लिये नियुक्त हुई उस गायको देखा

tāṁ niyuktām adīnātmā sattvasthaḥ saṁyame rataḥ | jñānavān niyatāhāro dadarśa kapilas tathā ||

Bhishma nói: Hiền triết Kapila—tâm cao thượng, an trú trong sattva, chuyên cần tự chế, vững vàng trong tri kiến và tiết độ trong ăn uống—bấy giờ trông thấy con bò ấy, vốn được chỉ định cho công việc của Tvaṣṭā.

ताम्her/that (female)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नियुक्ताम्appointed/assigned
नियुक्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनियुक्त (√युज्)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अदीनात्माone whose spirit is not dejected; high-souled
अदीनात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअदीनात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्त्वस्थःsituated in sattva (goodness)
सत्त्वस्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्वस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संयमेin self-restraint
संयमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रतःengaged/devoted
रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञानवान्wise; possessing knowledge
ज्ञानवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियताहारःmoderate/regulated in food
नियताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियताहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
कपिलःKapila
कपिलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकपिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
Kapila (sage)
T
Tvaṣṭā
T
the cow (gauḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents the ideal ethical posture of a sage: steadiness in sattva, commitment to self-restraint, moderation in consumption, and clarity of knowledge. Such inner discipline enables right perception and right response to duties and beings encountered.

Bhishma describes Kapila encountering and observing a cow that has been assigned for Tvaṣṭā’s purpose. The description foregrounds Kapila’s virtues—purity, restraint, wisdom, and regulated diet—before the narrative proceeds to the implications of that encounter.