Shloka 29

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

आसाद्य तमृषिं सर्वा: सम्भ्रान्ता गतचेतस: । जले निलिल्यिरे काश्रनित्‌ काश्रनिद्‌ गुल्मान्‌ प्रपेदिरे

Transliteration

āsādya tam ṛṣiṁ sarvāḥ sambhrāntā gata-cetasaḥ | jale nililyire kāścid kāścid gulmān prapedire ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Having reached that sage, all of them—overwhelmed and their minds unsteady—reacted in fear: some plunged into the water, while others fled and took refuge among thickets. The scene underscores how agitation and loss of composure can drive beings to impulsive, self-protective acts even in the presence of spiritual authority.

Word by Word

आसाद्यhaving approached / reaching

तम्him / that (one)

ऋषिम्sage

सर्वाःall (of them)

सम्भ्रान्ताःagitated / bewildered

गतचेतसःwhose minds were gone (out of their senses)

जलेin water

निलिल्यिरेthey hid / they plunged (themselves)

काश्रनित्Kāśranit (a kind of thicket/plant; uncertain reading)

काश्रनित्Kāśranit (repeated; uncertain reading)

गुल्मान्thickets / bushes

प्रपेदिरेthey resorted to / they entered / they reached

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

a rishi (sage)

water (jala)

thickets/bushes (gulma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes