Shloka 73
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
भारत! कुरुनन्दन! इस प्रकार गौतम वहाँ अपने पुत्रके विलम्बपूर्वक कार्य करनेके कारण बहुत प्रसन्न हुए थे ।।
Transliteration
bhārata! kurunandana! evaṁ sarveṣu kāryeṣu vimṛśya puruṣas tataḥ | cireṇa niścayaṁ kṛtvā ciraṁ na paritapyate ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，噢，俱卢族的荣光！因此，凡有所为，皆当深思熟虑；那经由长久反省方才定夺之人，事后便不至于陷入绵长的悔恨。”
Word by Word
{'bhārata''O descendant of Bharata (address to Yudhiṣṭhira)', 'kurunandana': 'O delight of the Kuru line (honorific address)', 'evaṁ': 'thus
{'bhārata':
in this manner', 'sarveṣu kāryeṣu''in all tasks/undertakings', 'vimṛśya': 'having reflected
in this manner', 'sarveṣu kāryeṣu':
having considered carefully', 'puruṣaḥ''a person
having considered carefully', 'puruṣaḥ':
a man', 'tataḥ''then
a man', 'tataḥ':
thereafter', 'cireṇa''after a long time
thereafter', 'cireṇa':
slowly, with patience', 'niścayam''a decision
slowly, with patience', 'niścayam':
firm conclusion', 'kṛtvā''having made', 'ciraṁ': 'for a long time', 'na paritapyate': 'does not grieve
firm conclusion', 'kṛtvā':
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaY
Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhārata, Kurunandana)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Educational Q&A
One should not act hastily. Careful reflection before deciding leads to steadiness and prevents long-lasting remorse.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva, he generalizes a moral lesson: thoughtful deliberation in all actions yields decisions that do not later cause enduring regret.