महाभारत · 2.39.20
॥
देवनागरी
ततश् चेदिपतेर् वाक्यं तच् छ्रुत्वा कुरुसत्तमः ॥
भीमसेनम् उवाचेदं भीष्मो मतिमतां वरः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tataś cedipater vākyaṃ tac chrutvā kurusattamaḥ ||
bhīmasenam uvācedaṃ bhīṣmo matimatāṃ varaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततश् चेदिपतेर् वाक्यंtataś cedipater vākyaṃthen, the word of the lord of Chedi
तच् छ्रुत्वा कुरु-सत्तमःtac chrutvā kuru-sattamaḥhaving heard that, the best of the Kurus,
भीमसेनम् उवाच इदंbhīmasenam uvāca idaṃsaid this to Bhimasena
भीष्मो मतिमतां वरःbhīṣmo matimatāṃ varaḥBhishma, best of the wise.
कुरुसत्तमःkurusattamaḥoriginal form "kurusattamaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचेदंuvācedaṃoriginal form "uvācedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Then, having heard that word of the lord of Chedi, Bhishma, best of the wise, said this to Bhimasena [what follows].
संस्करण
f18d20026de0 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:40:28 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
To the insolent challenge Bhishma responds not with a challenge but with a word addressed to his own — to Bhima, who must be calmed. It is telling that the wise man does not enter into a quarrel with the slanderer, but is concerned instead that his own kin not yield to provocation. The verse teaches that in response to an enemy's abuse, the wise man's first care is not vengeance but restraining those close to him from rashness: let the reviler rage, but let us keep our measure. The chapter breaks off on the threshold of Bhishma's instruction — an instruction that will unfold in the next chapter, where the secret of Shishupala's birth and the Lord's vow will be revealed.