Shloka 113
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
Devanagari script
छिन्नं तु तन्तुबाहुल्यं तन्तुरेको5वशेषितः
Transliteration
chinnaṃ tu tantubāhulyaṃ tantur eko 'vaśeṣitaḥ
Translation
毗湿摩说：“纵使万缕丝线已尽被斩断，仍有一线尚存。”就伦理旨趣而言，此喻表明：当诸多缠缚之缘已被割舍，仍可能残留一丝微细的执著或因果余绪；唯有识之、解之，方得究竟解脱。
Word by Word
छिन्नम्cut off, severed
छिन्नम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्न (√छिद्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तन्तु-बाहुल्यम्abundance/multiplicity of threads
तन्तु-बाहुल्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाहुल्य (तन्तु)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तन्तुःthread
तन्तुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एकःone, single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अवशेषितःleft remaining, remaining
अवशेषितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअवशेषित (√शिष्/√शेष्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even after cutting off many external bonds and distractions, a subtle remaining attachment or latent tendency can persist; true liberation or steadiness in dharma requires noticing and removing that final residual tie.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he uses a compact metaphor of threads: many strands have been cut, yet one strand remains—illustrating the persistence of a final, subtle connection that still binds.