Shloka 34
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणानां प्रकोपेन प्रविष्टो वसुधातलम् । मानितास्ते तु विप्रेन्द्रास्त्वं तु गच्छ द्विजोत्तम,'पक्षिराज! वे ब्राह्मणोंके कोपसे पातालमें प्रविष्ट हुए हैं। फिर भी उन्होंने श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंका सदा सम्मान ही किया है; अतः तुम उनके पास जाओ
Transliteration
brāhmaṇānāṁ prakopena praviṣṭo vasudhātalam | mānitās te tu viprendrās tvaṁ tu gaccha dvijottama, pakṣirāja |
Translation
Bhishma said: “Driven by the wrath of the Brahmins, he has entered the nether regions beneath the earth. Yet he always honored those foremost Brahmins. Therefore, O best of the twice-born—O king of birds—go to him.”
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
प्रकोपेनby (their) wrath
प्रकोपेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकोप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रविष्टःentered / having entered
प्रविष्टः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √विश्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
वसुधा-तलम्the surface of the earth / earth-region
वसुधा-तलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधातल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मानिताःhonoured / respected
मानिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√मान् (मानयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विप्र-इन्द्राःchief Brahmins
विप्र-इन्द्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
तुhowever / then
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
गच्छgo
गच्छ:
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विज-उत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विज-उत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पक्षि-राजO king of birds
पक्षि-राज:
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
BrāhmaṇasV
Viprendras (foremost Brahmins)D
Dvijottama (addressed person)P
Pakṣirāja (king of birds, i.e., Garuḍa)V
Vasudhātala (earth)P
Pātāla (netherworld, contextual)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes