Shloka 68

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

इत्युच्चारितवाक्यौ तौ बोधयामासतुर्हरिम्‌ । युद्धार्थिनौ हि विज्ञाय विबुद्धः पुरुषोत्तम:

Transliteration

ity uccāritavākyau tau bodhayāmāsatur harim | yuddhārthinau hi vijñāya vibuddhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ||

Translation

So wandten sich die beiden, nachdem sie diese Worte gesprochen hatten, an Hari und setzten ihn davon in Kenntnis. Da der erwachte Höchste Mensch erkannte, dass sie auf Krieg aus waren, verstand er ihr Ansinnen und ihre Haltung.

Word by Word

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

• उच्चारितवाक्यौ: having uttered (such) words
• उच्चारितवाक्यौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्चारितवाक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• बोधयामासतुः: they informed / made understand
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada, causative: made (someone) understand / informed

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• हरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धार्थिनौ: desiring battle
• युद्धार्थिनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धार्थिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• हि: indeed / for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having known/understood

• विबुद्धः: awakened / fully aware
• विबुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विबुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the Supreme Person
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Hari
• Puruṣottama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights divine discernment: the Supreme Person perceives inner intention (here, the desire for war) beyond mere speech, implying that ethical evaluation hinges on motive as well as action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After two individuals speak, they inform Hari; Hari (Puruṣottama), being fully aware, recognizes that they are seeking war and understands their aim.