Shloka 2
Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)
Devanagari script
श्रीभगवानुवाच त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा) | सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु,श्रीभगवान् बोले--मनुष्योंकी वह शास्त्रीय संस्कारोंसे रहित केवल स्वभावसे उत्पन्न श्रद्धा सात्विकी और राजसी तथा तामसी-ऐसे तीनों प्रकारकी ही होती है। उसको तू मुझसे सुन
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “The faith (śraddhā) of embodied beings, born of their own nature, is threefold—sāttvika, rājasa, and tāmasa. Hear of it from Me.”
Word by Word
श्रीभगवान्the Blessed Lord
श्रीभगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
त्रिविधाthreefold
त्रिविधा:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिविध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिis / becomes
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
श्रद्धाfaith
श्रद्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
देहिनाम्of embodied beings
देहिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेहिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
साthat
सा:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वभावजाborn of one’s own nature
स्वभावजा:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वभावज
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सात्त्विकीsattvic
सात्त्विकी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसात्त्विक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
राजसीrajasic
राजसी:
TypeAdjective
Rootराजस
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तामसीtamasic
तामसी:
TypeAdjective
Rootतामस
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ताम्that (faith)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शृणुhear (listen)
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes