Shloka 11

अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः

Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge

Devanagari script

वाक्यं सत्यं च ते वीर भविष्यति कृतं विभो । इयं चापि प्रतिज्ञा ते तदा राम महामुने

Transliteration

vākyaṁ satyaṁ ca te vīra bhaviṣyati kṛtaṁ vibho | iyaṁ cāpi pratijñā te tadā rāma mahāmune ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Hỡi dũng sĩ, hỡi bậc quyền uy, lời ngài ắt sẽ thành sự thật và được hoàn thành. Và lời thệ nguyện của ngài nữa—đã lập khi ấy, hỡi Rāma, bậc đại hiền—cũng sẽ không hề sai chạy.”

Word by Word

वाक्यम्statement, word

सत्यम्true

चand

तेof you, your

वीरO hero

भविष्यतिwill be

कृतम्done, fulfilled

विभोO mighty one, O lord

इयम्this

चalso/and

अपिalso, even

प्रतिज्ञाpromise, vow

तेof you, your

तदाthen, at that time

रामO Rama

महामुनेO great sage

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds satya (truthfulness) and pratijñā (a solemn vow) as binding moral forces: a noble person’s spoken word is treated as an ethical commitment that must come to fruition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses Rama (Paraśurāma), affirming that Rama’s statement and earlier pledge will be fulfilled—reinforcing the seriousness of vows and the inevitability of their moral consequence within the epic’s unfolding events.