Shloka 2

Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)

Devanagari script

उपासीनमुपासीन: प्रणम्य शिरसा मुनिम्‌ | पश्चादनुमतस्तेन पप्रच्छ वसुमानिदम्‌,पास ही बैठे हुए मुनिको मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम करके वह राजकुमार उनके समीपमें ही बैठ गया। उसका नाम वसुमान्‌ था। उसने महर्षिकी आज्ञा लेकर उनसे इस प्रकार पूछा --[

Transliteration

upāsīnam upāsīnaḥ praṇamya śirasā munim | paścād anumatas tena papraccha vasumān idam ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Seeing the sage seated, the prince also sat down. Bowing his head, he paid reverence to the muni; then, having received the sage’s permission, Vasumān asked him the following—thus observing the discipline of approaching a teacher with humility, proper conduct, and consent before inquiry.

Word by Word

उपासीनम्seated, sitting

उपासीनःbeing seated

प्रणम्यhaving bowed down

शिरसाwith (his) head

मुनिम्the sage

पश्चात्afterwards

अनुमतःpermitted, having obtained permission

तेनby him (by the sage)

पप्रच्छasked

वसुमान्Vasumān (proper name)

इदम्this (question/statement)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Vasumān

Muni (sage)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes