Shloka 3

Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि

Devanagari script

नारदोथाब्रवीत्‌ प्रीतो ब्रूहि धर्मभूृतां वर । केन त्वां श्रेयसा वत्स योजयामीति हृष्टवत्‌,शुकदेवजीको नारदजीका उपदेश उस समय नारदजीने प्रसन्न होकर कहा--“वत्स! तुम धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ हो। बताओ, तुम्हें किस श्रेष्ठ वस्तुकी प्राप्ति कराऊँ?” यह बात उन्होंने बड़े हर्षके साथ कही

Transliteration

nārado ’thābravīt prīto brūhi dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | kena tvāṃ śreyasā vatsa yojayāmīti hṛṣṭavat ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Then Narada, pleased at heart, spoke: “O dear child, you are the foremost among those who uphold dharma. Tell me—by what highest good shall I unite you? What supreme benefit do you seek that I may help you attain it?” He said this with evident joy.

Word by Word

• {'nāradaḥ': 'Narada (the divine sage)', 'atha': 'then

• thereupon', 'abravīt': 'said

• spoke', 'prītaḥ': 'pleased

• delighted', 'brūhi': 'tell (imperative)', 'dharmabhṛtām': 'of the upholders/bearers of dharma (genitive plural)', 'vara': 'best

• excellent one', 'kena': 'by what? with what?', 'tvām': 'you (accusative)', 'śreyasā': 'with the highest good

• with what is truly beneficial (instrumental of śreyas)', 'vatsa': 'dear child

• beloved one', 'yojayāmi': 'shall connect/lead/bring (you) to

• shall unite (you) with', 'iti': 'thus', 'hṛṣṭavat': 'joyfully

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Narada