Shloka 4
अम्बा-शाल्वसंवादः | Amba’s Appeal to Śālva and His Refusal
Devanagari script
महाराजो मम पिता शान्तनुर्लोकविश्रुत: । दिष्टान्तमाप धर्मात्मा समये भरतर्षभ
Transliteration
mahārājo mama pitā śāntanur lokaviśrutaḥ | diṣṭāntam āpa dharmātmā samaye bharatarṣabha ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“我父大王商檀奴，名闻天下，已至命定之终。其时，婆罗多族之雄牛啊，我恪守誓言，为我弟吉多罗昂伽达行灌顶礼，立他统御这伟大王国。”
Word by Word
महाराजःthe great king
महाराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ममof me / my
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शान्तनुःŚāntanu
शान्तनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशान्तनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकविश्रुतःrenowned in the world
लोकविश्रुतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोकविश्रुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दिष्टान्तम्the end appointed by fate (death)
दिष्टान्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिष्टान्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आपattained / met with
आप:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समयेat the time
समये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
ŚāntanuC
CitrāṅgadaB
Bharata lineage (Bharatas)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 highlights dharma as fidelity to one’s solemn vow: Bhīṣma frames righteous conduct as steadfastly upholding a promise even at critical political moments like royal succession.
Bhīṣma recounts that after King Śāntanu’s death, he honored his own pledge and ensured orderly succession by installing his brother Citrāṅgada as king of the realm.