Shloka 193

Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्येतानि स वाक्यानि हेतुमन्त्यर्थवन्ति च । श्रुत्वा नाधिजगौ राजा किज्चिदन्यदत: परम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca—ityetāni sa vākyāni hetumanty arthavanti ca | śrutvā nādhijagau rājā kiñcid anyad ataḥ param ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“大王，听罢苏罗婆那番有理而深切的话语之后，国王此后便不再多言。”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यानि: statements/words
• वाक्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हेतुमन्ति: reasoned, having grounds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेतुमत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अर्थवन्ति: meaningful, substantial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अधिजगौ: spoke/uttered (in reply)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गा
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything, something
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other, further
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अतः: thereafter/from this
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• परम्: beyond, further
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rājā (Janaka)
• Sulabhā (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reasoned, meaningful speech grounded in truth can conclude a dispute more effectively than further argument; when insight is clear, restraint in speech becomes an ethical response.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports that after hearing Sulabha’s logically argued and substantial words, King Janaka is left without a counterpoint and therefore remains silent, ending the exchange.