Shloka 5

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

तेषां मनश्न तेजश्वाप्पाददानाविवौजसा । पूर्वदेवी व्यतिक्रान्ती नरनारायणावृषी,इसी समय पुरातन देवता नर-नारायण ऋषि उधर आ निकले और अपनी कान्ति तथा ओजसे उन सबके चित्त और तेजका अपहरण-सा करते हुए उस स्थानको लाँघकर चले गये

Transliteration

teṣāṁ manaś ca tejaś ca apādadan iva ojasā | pūrvadevā vyatikrāntau nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: By the sheer force of their spiritual energy, those two ancient divine sages, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, seemed to carry away the minds and splendor of all present. Passing across that place, they went on—overawing the assembly with a radiance that humbled ordinary pride and recalled the higher law that stands above worldly power.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

मनःmind

चand

तेजःsplendor, brilliance

अपाददानौas if taking away (stealing)

इवas if, like

ओजसाby (their) vigor, energy

पूर्वदेवीthe ancient divine ones

व्यतिक्रान्तीthey passed beyond, crossed over

नरनारायणौNara and Narayana

ऋषीthe two sages

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nara

Nārāyaṇa

Ṛ

ṛṣi (sages)

assembly (implied: those present)

Sandhi Notes