Shloka 3
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
Devanagari script
शिबिप्रभूतयो राजन् राजान: शरणागतान् | परिपाल्य महात्मान: संसिद्धि परमां गता:
Transliteration
śibiprabhūtayo rājan rājānaḥ śaraṇāgatān | paripālya mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhi paramāṃ gatāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，如尸毗等诸王——大心的君主——护持一切来投奔求庇护之人；他们守护此‘赐庇护之法’（避难之义），遂得至高圆满。”
Word by Word
शिबि-प्रभूतयःŚibi and others (many like Śibi)
शिबि-प्रभूतयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिबि-प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शरण-आगतान्those who have come for refuge
शरण-आगतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशरण-आगत (कृदन्त; √गम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
परिपाल्यhaving protected
परिपाल्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि√पाल्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
महात्मानःgreat-souled ones
महात्मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संसिद्धिम्perfection, accomplishment
संसिद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
परमाम्supreme
परमाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गताःwent/attained
गताः:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (कृदन्त; गत)
FormPast participle (क्त), Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
ŚibiR
rājānaḥ (kings)Ś
śaraṇāgatāḥ (refuge-seekers)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
A king’s dharma includes unwavering protection of those who seek refuge (śaraṇāgata). Upholding this obligation is presented as a direct path to the highest moral and spiritual fulfillment (paramā saṃsiddhi).
Bhīṣma, instructing the king, cites exemplary rulers such as Śibi to show that great kings safeguarded supplicants who came for asylum, and through this righteous conduct they attained supreme perfection.