Shloka 203

Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’

Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

ऊचुः संहृष्टमनसो राजोपरिचरं तदा । 'देवताओ! हमलोगोंको एक साथ होकर उनका अतिशय प्रिय करना चाहिये।” अपनी बुद्धिके द्वारा ऐसा निश्चय करके वे सभी देवता राजा उपरिचर वसुके पास जाकर प्रसन्नचित्त हो बोले--

Transliteration

ūcuḥ saṁhṛṣṭamanaso rājoparicaraṁ tadā | “devatāḥ! vayam ekībhūya tasya atīva priyaṁ kartum arhāmaḥ” iti buddhyā niścitya te sarve devā rājoparicaravasoḥ samīpaṁ gatvā prasannacittā ūcuḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Then, with minds filled with delight, they addressed King Uparicara. “O gods! United together, we should do what is supremely pleasing to him.” Having resolved thus by their own discernment, all the gods went to King Uparicara Vasu and, with joyful hearts, spoke to him.

Word by Word

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• संहृष्टमनसः: having delighted minds, joyful-minded
• संहृष्टमनसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्टमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजोपचरम्: to/at the king Uparicara (Vasu)
• राजोपचरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजोपचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Devas (gods)
• King Uparicara Vasu