Shloka 81

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

मुक्तश्न व्यसनादस्मात्‌ सौम्याहमपि नाम ते । प्रीतिमुत्पादयेयं च प्रीतिकर्तुश्न॒ सत्क्रियाम्‌

Transliteration

muktaś ca vyasanād asmāt, saumyāham api nāma te | prītim utpādayeyaṃ ca, prītikartuś ca satkriyām ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“温良之人啊，待你脱离此番灾厄，我亦将唤起你心中的亲爱之情；既然你曾为取悦我而行事，我必以相称的敬礼与款待，郑重酬答。”

Word by Word

• muktaḥ: freed, released
• muktaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (√muc)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• śnaḥ: (enclitic/particle; text-corrupt/unclear here)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śnaḥ (enclitic particle)

• vyasanāt: from calamity, from misfortune
• vyasanāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyasana
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (asmad/etad base)
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• saumya: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: nominative, singular

• api: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• nāma: indeed, surely (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma

• te: to you, for you
• te: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tvad
• Form: dative, singular

• prītim: affection, love
• prītim: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• utpādayeyam: may I produce, may I generate
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√pad
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• prīti-kartuḥ: of the one who causes affection / of the benefactor
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti-kartṛ
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• śnaḥ: (enclitic/particle; text-corrupt/unclear here)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śnaḥ (enclitic particle)

• satkriyām: proper honoring, respectful reception
• satkriyām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: satkriyā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic reciprocity: one should respond to help and goodwill with gratitude, affection, and proper honor (satkriyā). Ethical conduct includes recognizing benefactors and repaying kindness through respectful treatment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a ‘gentle one’ who has acted to please or assist him. He promises that once the person is delivered from the present distress, Bhīṣma will cultivate goodwill toward him and will formally honor him as a deserving benefactor.