Shloka 29
Devanagari script
अत ऊर्ध्व॑ प्रवक्ष्यामि मानवानृषिसत्तमान्
Translation
Bhishma said: “Now I shall proclaim the names of the most eminent seers among men—Yavakrīta, Raibhya, Arvāvasu, Parāvasu; Kakṣīvān, the son of Uśij; Bala, the son of Śāḍrasa; and also Kaṇva, the son of Medhātithi, and Barhiṣad. All these sages are famed as filled with the splendor of Brahman and as sustainers of the world’s order.”
Word by Word
अतःtherefore/from this point
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
ऊर्ध्वम्further/onwards/above
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare/tell
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormLuṭ (simple future), 1, singular, Parasmaipada
मानवान्men/humans
मानवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
ऋषिसत्तमान्the best of sages
ऋषिसत्तमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषिसत्तम
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes