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Shloka 183

अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्

Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas

स्थितौ धर्मोत्तरौ होतो तथा तपसि घधिष्ठितौ । “इनमेंसे हरि और कृष्ण किसी और कार्यमें संलग्न हैं; परंतु ये दोनों भाई नारायण और नर धर्मको ही प्रधान मानते हुए तपस्यामें संलग्न हैं

sthītau dharmottarau hṛtau tathā tapasi cādhiṣṭhitau |

Bhīṣma nói: “Hai vị này vững lập trong chính đạo, hướng về điều cao thượng hơn mọi lợi lộc thế gian; đồng thời cũng kiên định hành trì khổ hạnh. Dẫu Hari và Kṛṣṇa có thể bận rộn với những công việc khác, nhưng hai huynh đệ này—Nārāyaṇa và Nara—lấy dharma làm tối thượng, nên một mực chuyên chú vào tapas.”

स्थितौstanding/abiding (two persons)
स्थितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थित (√स्था)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
धर्मोत्तरौhaving dharma as the higher/foremost (two)
धर्मोत्तरौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मोत्तर (धर्म + उत्तर)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
होतौtwo hotṛ-priests / offerers
होतौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तपसिin austerity/penance
तपसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अधिष्ठितौestablished/engaged (two)
अधिष्ठितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिष्ठित (अधि + √स्था)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
H
Hari
K
Kṛṣṇa
N
Nārāyaṇa
N
Nara
D
Dharma
T
Tapas

Educational Q&A

Dharma is presented as the highest priority: even exalted beings may perform many roles, but the ideal model is to remain firmly grounded in righteousness and sustained by tapas (disciplined self-restraint) as the means to uphold and realize dharma.

Bhīṣma contrasts different divine/heroic engagements: while Hari and Kṛṣṇa can be involved in various worldly or cosmic tasks, the paired figures Nārāyaṇa and Nara are depicted as brothers who keep dharma foremost and remain devoted to austerity, exemplifying spiritual steadfastness.