Shloka 8
Devanagari script
यदा त्वमपि विदप्रर्षे त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । जातकौतूहलो नित्यं सिद्धश्चरसि साक्षिवत्
Transliteration
yadā tvam api vidaprarṣe trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | jātakautūhalo nityaṃ siddhaś carasi sākṣivat ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“婆罗门圣者啊，你亦是成就之士，行走于含摄一切动与不动众生的三界之中。你恒怀求真的好奇，常如见证者般无所执著地游行观察。”
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विदप्रर्षेO sage Vidaprarshi (voc.)
विदप्रर्षे:
TypeNoun
Rootविदप्रर्षि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्रैलोक्यम्the three worlds
त्रैलोक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रैलोक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सचराचरम्together with the moving and the unmoving
सचराचरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस-चर-अचर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जातकौतूहलःhaving arisen curiosity / curious
जातकौतूहलः:
TypeAdjective
Rootजात-कौतूहल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
सिद्धःa perfected one / siddha
सिद्धः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चरसिyou move/wander
चरसि:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
साक्षिवत्like a witness
साक्षिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षिवत्
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
brahmarṣi (unnamed sage addressed)T
trailokya (the three worlds)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 praises the ideal of the siddha who moves through the world with steady, impartial awareness—like a witness—combining active engagement (wandering through the worlds) with inner non-attachment and clear inquiry.
Bhīṣma addresses a brahmarṣi, describing him as a perfected being who roams the three worlds out of a constant desire to know, observing all beings as a detached witness—setting the tone for a reflective, dharma-centered discourse.