Shloka 75

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

त॑ स गोमायुरालोक्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमम्‌ । उवाच प्रणतो वाक्‍्यं बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

taṁ sa gomāyur ālokya snehād āgata-sambhramam | uvāca praṇato vākyaṁ bāṣpa-gadgadayā girā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：见到那豺狼，因爱而起的激荡充满其心，他俯身致敬，随即开口——言辞哽咽颤抖，泪水使声音破碎。此景表明：深重的依恋足以淹没镇定，使人即便在恭敬陈辞之际，也难免语塞。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोमायुः: jackal
• गोमायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोक्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• स्नेहात्: from affection / out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आगत: come, arisen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्भ्रमम्: agitation, excitement
• सम्भ्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रणतः: bowed down, having saluted
• प्रणतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बाष्प: tears
• बाष्प: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्प
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (in compound sense), Singular

• गद्गदया: stammering, choked (with emotion)
• गद्गदया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्गद
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गिरा: with voice
• गिरा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• gomāyu (jackal)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment (sneha) can overpower self-control, making even respectful speech tremble and break; it implicitly points to the ethical need for steadiness of mind while acknowledging natural compassion.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person sees a jackal that has become emotionally agitated out of affection; he bows and begins to speak, but his voice is choked with tears and stammering.