Shloka 76

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

तद्गचः संगतं श्रुत्वा लोमशो युक्तमर्थवत्‌ | हर्षादुद्वीक्ष्य पलितं स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत्‌

Transliteration

tadgiraḥ saṅgataṃ śrutvā lomaśo yuktam arthavat | harṣād udvīkṣya palitaṃ svāgatenābhyapūjayat ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：听到那番辞句缜密、合乎道理而又意味深长的话，罗摩沙心生欢喜，抬眼望向那位白发者，以恭敬的礼数相迎，并大加称赞。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गचः: speaker/utterance (uncertain)
• गचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गच (uncertain reading; likely वक्तृ/वचन-सम्बद्ध शब्दः)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संगतम्: coherent, well-connected
• संगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संगत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (the sage)
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युक्तम्: proper, fitting
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थवत्: meaningful, full of sense
• अर्थवत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हर्षात्: from/with joy
• हर्षात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• उद्वीक्ष्य: having looked at
• उद्वीक्ष्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• पलितम्: Palita (proper name) / the grey(-haired one)
• पलितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वागतेन: with welcome, hospitably
• स्वागतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्यपूजयत्: he honored, he praised/worshipped
• अभ्यपूजयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Lomaśa
• palita (an unnamed grey-haired/aged person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech that is coherent (saṅgata), well-reasoned (yukta), and meaningful (arthavat) naturally commands respect; honoring such discourse is itself a dharmic response, reinforcing ethical communication and reverence for wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing a well-argued and purposeful statement, the sage Lomaśa becomes pleased, looks attentively at the elderly speaker, and receives him with formal welcome and generous praise.