Shloka 6
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
Devanagari script
यथा चैवाभवद् युद्ध॑ तच्चाचक्ष्व पितामह । विस्तरेण महाबाहो परं कौतूहलं हि मे
Transliteration
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: yathā caivābhavad yuddhaṃ tac cācakṣva pitāmaha | vistareṇa mahābāho paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ||
Translation
尤提士提罗说道：“祖父，请确切告诉我那场战斗是如何发生的——请详尽叙述吧，噢，臂力无双者。我的求知之心极其强烈。”
Word by Word
यथाas, in what manner
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभवत्was, happened
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormLan (Imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3, singular
युद्धम्battle, war
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तत्that (event)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आचक्ष्वtell, relate
आचक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootचक्ष्
FormLot (Imperative), Parasmaipada, 2, singular
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
विस्तरेणin detail, at length
विस्तरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविस्तर
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
परम्great, intense
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formneuter, nominative, singular
कौतूहलम्curiosity, eagerness
कौतूहलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौतूहल
Formneuter, nominative, singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मेof me, my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)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
The verse models dharmic learning through respectful inquiry: a ruler seeks clarity from an elder-teacher, asking for a detailed account so that understanding is grounded in careful narration rather than hearsay.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Grandfather’ and requests a full, detailed description of a particular battle, stating that he is intensely eager to hear how it unfolded.