Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अथीनां दुष्कृतां पूजां शिशुपालो व्यवस्यति । दुष्कृतायां यथान्यायं तथायं कर्तुमहति,यदि शिशुपाल इस पूजाको अनुचित मानता है, तो अब उस अनुचित पूजाके विषयमें उसे जो उचित जान पड़े, वैसा करे

Transliteration

adhīnām duṣkṛtāṁ pūjāṁ śiśupālo vyavasyati | duṣkṛtāyāṁ yathānyāyaṁ tathāyaṁ kartum arhati |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“尸输波罗已决意反对这次致敬之礼，因为他认为这是对不当之人、或以不当方式所行的尊荣。若他认定此礼不合宜，便让他依自己所认为公正、适当的方式，去处理这不合宜的尊荣吧。”

Word by Word

अथthen/now

एनाम्this (her/this act) [acc.]

दुष्कृताम्improper/ill-done

पूजाम्worship/honour

शिशुपालःShishupala

व्यवस्यतिdecides/determines

दुष्कृतायाम्in/with regard to the improper (act)

यथाas/according to

अन्यायम्justice/propriety (what is right)

तथाso/thus

अयम्this man (he)

कर्तुम्to do

अर्हतिis fit/ought

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Śiśupāla

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor should align with nyāya (propriety and justice). If someone believes an honor is wrongly bestowed, the response should still be guided by what is right and orderly, not by mere anger or disruption.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the ceremonial context of public honoring, Śiśupāla objects to the chosen recipient of worship. Bhīṣma remarks that if Śiśupāla deems the honor improper, he may act as he thinks just—framing the dispute in terms of propriety rather than personal hostility.