Shloka 11

Ānṛśaṃsya–Bhakti: Śukaḥ Śakreṇa Parīkṣitaḥ

Compassion and Devotion—The Parrot Tested by Indra

Devanagari script

अथवा नात्र चित्र हि अभवद्‌ वासवस्य तु । प्राणिनामपि सर्वेषां सर्व सर्वत्र दृश्यते

Transliteration

athavā nātra citra hi abhavad vāsavasya tu | prāṇinām api sarveṣāṁ sarvaṁ sarvatra dṛśyate ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“又或者，对婆娑婆（因陀罗）而言，此事确无可惊。因为在一切有情之中，诸般万象、种种情状，处处皆可见。”当这般思惟入于心中，因陀罗的躁动便止息，心神亦归于宁静。

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else; alternatively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• चित्रम्: a wonder; something strange
• चित्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• अभवत्: was; happened
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• वासवस्य: of Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but; however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• दृश्यते: is seen; appears
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vasava (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches a sober, ethical realism: in the world of living beings, all kinds of behaviors and events occur everywhere, so one should not be shaken by surprise but cultivate steadiness and calm discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma explains that Indra (Vāsava) should not regard the situation as extraordinary; recognizing that such things are commonly seen among beings everywhere brings Indra’s mind back to peace.