Shloka 55

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

अथ तौ भगवान्‌ प्राह प्रहृष्टश््यवनस्तदा । न वृथा व्यादह्ठतं पूर्व यन्मया तद्‌ भविष्यति

Transliteration

atha tau bhagavān prāha prahṛṣṭaś cyavanas tadā | na vṛthā vyādahṭaṃ pūrvaṃ yanmayā tad bhaviṣyati |

Translation

于是尊者赤耶婆那欣然说道：“我先前所宣告的并非虚言；我所说的，必定实现。”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अह्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

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

• वृथा: in vain
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा

• व्यादधातम्: you two placed/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+आ+धा
• Form: Imperfect, 2nd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu (implied by 'Bhṛguputra')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A truthful declaration made with dharmic intent—especially by a spiritually accomplished person—is not empty speech; it carries moral and spiritual efficacy and is expected to be fulfilled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Cyavana, pleased, reassures the others that his earlier statement or promise will not prove futile; he affirms that what he said will certainly happen.