Shloka 6
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
Devanagari script
बृहस्पतिस्तु पप्रच्छ ब्रह्माणं काविमाविति । भवन्तं नोपतिछेते तौ न: शंस पितामह,यह देख बृहस्पतिजीने ब्रह्माजीसे पूछा--'पितामह! ये दोनों कौन हैं, जिन्होंने आपका अभिनन्दन भी नहीं किया। हमें इनका परिचय दीजिये”
Transliteration
Bṛhaspatistu papraccha Brahmāṇaṃ kāvimāv iti | bhavantaṃ nopatiṣṭhete tau naḥ śaṃsa pitāmaha ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Bṛhaspati questioned Brahmā: “O Pitāmaha, who are these two sages? They have not even risen to greet you with due reverence. Tell us who they are.”
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पप्रच्छasked
पप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रह्माणम्Brahmā
ब्रह्माणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कौwhich two?/who two?
कौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इमौthese two
इमौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भवन्तम्you (honorific)
भवन्तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उपतिष्ठेतेapproach/stand near (to pay respects)
उपतिष्ठेते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-स्था
FormPresent (Laṭ), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
नःto us/for us
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Plural
शंसtell/declare
शंस:
TypeVerb
Rootशंस्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BṛhaspatiB
Brahmā (Pitāmaha)T
two sages (kāvī imau)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes