Shloka 30

Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)

Devanagari script

तस्य चिन्तयतस्तात वहूव्यो दिननिशा ययु: । इदमासीन्मनसि स रुच्या रक्षणकारितम्‌

Transliteration

tasya cintayatas tāta bahvyo dina-niśā yayuḥ | idam āsīn manasi sa rucyā rakṣaṇa-kāritam ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“亲爱的啊，他不断思量之间，许多日夜已然流逝。随后，为了护持鲁琪，他心中生起了一项决断。”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• चिन्तयतः: while (he) was thinking
• चिन्तयतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्तय् (चिन्त्)
• Form: present active participle, masculine, genitive, singular

• तात: O dear/son!
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• बह्व्यः: many
• बह्व्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• दिननिशाः: days and nights
• दिननिशाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिननिशा
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• ययुः: passed/went by
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: perfect, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• आसीत्: was/arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• मनसि: in (the) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• रुच्या: by/with Rucyā (Ruchi)
• रुच्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• रक्षणकारितम्: caused to be protected / arranged for protection
• रक्षणकारितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षणकारित
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Ruchi

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical deliberation: sustained reflection on one’s duty can culminate in a firm resolve aimed at protecting the vulnerable, presenting protection (rakṣaṇa) as a dharmic imperative.

What is happening in the narrative?

After many days and nights of anxious thought, the person being described forms a plan in his mind—prompted specifically by the need to protect Ruchi.