Shloka 44

Devanagari script

नरेश्वर! उसके निकट पहुँचकर बुद्धिमान्‌ नागेन्द्र, जो स्वभावसे ही धर्मानुरागी थे, मधुर वाणीमें बोले-- ।। ॥/ 0

Transliteration

nareśvara! tasya nikaṭam upasaṅgamya buddhimān nāgendraḥ, yaḥ svabhāvata eva dharmānurāgī āsīt, madhuravāṇyā uvāca—

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O king, having approached him, the wise lord of serpents—by nature devoted to dharma—spoke in a gentle and sweet voice.”

Word by Word

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपगम्य: having approached
• उपगम्य: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• बुद्धिमान्: wise
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नागेन्द्रः: the king of serpents
• नागेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वभावतः: by nature
• स्वभावतः: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वभाव
• Form: ablative used adverbially (-तः)

• धर्मानुरागी: devoted to dharma
• धर्मानुरागी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-अनुरागिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मधुरवाण्या: with sweet speech/voice
• मधुरवाण्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर-वाणी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• nareśvara (the king addressed)
• nāgendra (lord of serpents)