Shloka 3
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच उभौ धर्म महाभागावुभौ परमदुश्नरौ । उभौ महाफलौ तौ तु सद्धिराचरितावुभौ
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O King, the dharma of the householder and the dharma of yoga are both great and bring great good fortune; and both are exceedingly difficult. Both yield mighty fruits, and both have been practiced by the noble.”
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
धर्मौthe two dharmas / duties
धर्मौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महाभागौhighly fortunate / greatly blessed
महाभागौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
परमदुष्करौextremely difficult
परमदुष्करौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमदुष्कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महाफलौhaving great fruit / highly rewarding
महाफलौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाफल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तुindeed / but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सद्भिःby the good (people)
सद्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आचरितौpractised / observed
आचरितौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual, Past passive participle (kta)
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes