Shloka 2

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । व्याप्रगोमायुसंवादं त॑ निबोध युधिछिर,भीष्मजी बोले--युधिष्ठि! इस विषयमें जानकार लोग एक बाघ और सियारके संवादरूप प्राचीन आख्यानका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं, उसे ध्यान देकर सुनो

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | vyāghra-gomāyu-saṃvādaṃ taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “Here too, the wise cite an ancient tale as an illustration—the dialogue between a tiger and a jackal. Listen to that account attentively, O Yudhishthira.”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उदाहरन्ति: they cite; they give as an example
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इतिहासम्: story; legend; narrative
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient; old
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्याघ्र-गोमायु-संवादम्: the dialogue of the tiger and the jackal
• व्याघ्र-गोमायु-संवादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: that (story)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निबोध: understand; listen attentively
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-बुध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• Tiger (Vyāghra)
• Jackal (Gomāyu)