Shloka 826
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
Devanagari script
बद्ध्वा तिष्ठति मां रौद्र: पशुं रशनया यथा । जैसे मनुष्य रस्सीसे किसी पशुको बाँध लेता है, उसी प्रकार यह भयंकर कालपुरुष मुझे अपने पाशमें बाँधे खड़ा है
Transliteration
baddhvā tiṣṭhati māṁ raudraḥ paśuṁ raśanayā yathā |
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“正如人以绳索缚住牲畜，使其站立不动；同样，这可怖的‘时间之人’以其罗索缚住了我，将我拘在此处。”
Word by Word
बद्ध्वाhaving bound
बद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
तिष्ठतिstands/remains
तिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलट्, present, 3, singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, accusative, singular
रौद्रःfierce/terrible
रौद्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पशुम्an animal
पशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
रशनयाwith a rope
रशनया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरशना (प्रातिपदिक)
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaT
Time (Kāla) personified as a dreadful beingN
noose/bond (pāśa implied)R
rope (raśanā)A
animal (paśu)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
Time (Kāla) is irresistible and binds all beings; recognizing this fosters humility, detachment, and urgency to uphold dharma while one still has the opportunity.
Bhishma, speaking from his constrained condition, describes himself as held fast by the dreadful power of Time—like an animal tied with a rope—emphasizing that even great heroes are subject to mortality and cosmic law.