Shloka 1

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान एकषपष्ट्यवथिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: नागराज और ब्राह्मणका परस्पर मिलन तथा बातचीत भीष्म उवाच स पन्नगपतिस्तत्र प्रययौ ब्राह्मणं प्रति । तमेव मनसा ध्यायन्‌ कार्यवत्तां विचारयन्‌,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठि!र[ यह कहकर नागराज मन-ही-मन उस ब्राह्मणके कार्यका विचार करते हुए उसके पास गये

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | sa pannagapatistatra prayayau brāhmaṇaṃ prati | tameva manasā dhyāyan kāryavattāṃ vicārayan |

Translation

Bhishma said: Thereupon the lord of serpents went to the Brahmin. Keeping his mind fixed on him, he reflected on the Brahmin’s purpose and the urgency of his undertaking, and approached him accordingly.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पन्नगपतिः: lord of serpents
• पन्नगपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नगपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रययौ: went forth / went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र

• ब्राह्मणम्: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्यायन्: meditating on / thinking of
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्यवत्ताम्: the state/nature of the matter to be done (his business)
• कार्यवत्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यवत्ता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विचारयन्: considering / reflecting upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, वि

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nāgarāja (Pannagapati)
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before acting, one should reflect on the other party’s purpose and the demands of the situation; ethical action is guided by mindful deliberation rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that the serpent-king, thinking carefully about the Brahmin’s business, goes to meet him, setting up their encounter and ensuing conversation.