Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा व्यास: सत्यवतीसुतः । नृपं शयानं गाड़ेयमिदमाह वचस्तदा,तब दो घड़ीतक ध्यान करनेके पश्चात्‌ सत्यवती-नन्दन व्यासने वहाँ सोये हुए गंगानन्दन महाराज भीष्मजीसे इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

muhūrtam iva ca dhyātvā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | nṛpaṃ śayānaṃ gāṅgeyam idam āha vacas tadā ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：仿佛只沉思了片刻，萨蒂娅伐蒂之子毗耶娑便开口，对卧于榻上的毗湿摩——那位出自恒河的王者——如此说道。

Word by Word

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated/thought
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• व्यासः: Vyasa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यवतीसुतः: son of Satyavati
• सत्यवतीसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शयानम्: lying down
• शयानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शी
• Form: शानच् (present participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गाङ्गेयम्: Ganga's son (Bhishma)
• गाङ्गेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī
• Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya)
• Gaṅgā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models ethical pedagogy: before giving counsel on dharma, the teacher pauses to reflect. The narrative emphasizes that instruction should arise from deliberation, not impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vyāsa, after a brief contemplation, speaks to Bhīṣma (the Gaṅgā-born king) who is lying down, introducing the forthcoming discourse.