Shloka 52
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
द्वादशैव तथा55दित्यान् वामपाश्चे समास्थितान् । अग्रतश्वैव मे पश्य वसूनष्टौ सुरोत्तमान्,“इसी प्रकार मेरे बायें भागमें बारह आदित्य विराज रहे हैं। अग्रभागमें सुरश्रेष्ठ आठ वसु विद्यमान हैं। इन सबको प्रत्यक्ष देखो
Transliteration
dvādaśaiva tathādityān vāmapāśce samāsthitān | agrataścaiva me paśya vasūnaṣṭau surottamān ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “In the same manner, behold the twelve Adityas stationed on my left side. And in front of me, see the eight Vasus, the foremost among the gods. Look upon them directly.”
Word by Word
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
आदित्यान्the Ādityas
आदित्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वामपाश्चेon the left side
वामपाश्चे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवामपाश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समास्थितान्standing/placed
समास्थितान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-स्था
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
अग्रतःin front
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मेof me/my
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पश्यsee (you)
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
वसून्the Vasus
वसून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सुरोत्तमान्best among the gods
सुरोत्तमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरोत्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaA
AdityasV
VasusVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes