Shloka 2
मनस्–बुद्धि–गुणविचारः (Manas–Buddhi–Guṇa Inquiry) — Meditation and Nirguṇa Realization
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच धर्मस्यांशप्रसूतो $सि धर्मिष्ठोईसि स्वभावत: । धर्ममूलाश्रयं वाक््यं शृणुष्वावहितो5नघ
Translation
Bhīṣma répondit : «Ô Anagha, toi qui es sans tache ! Tu es né d’une part du dharma et, par nature, tu es établi dans le dharma. Écoute donc avec attention mes paroles—paroles qui s’appuient sur la racine du dharma, les Veda, et sur leur lien avec le Paramātman, le Soi suprême.»
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मस्यof dharma
धर्मस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अंश-प्रसूतःborn from a portion (share)
अंश-प्रसूतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअंशप्रसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मिष्ठःmost righteous / devoted to dharma
धर्मिष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वभावतःby nature
स्वभावतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वभावतः
धर्म-मूल-आश्रयम्resting on the root of dharma
धर्म-मूल-आश्रयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्ममूलाश्रय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्statement, speech
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुष्वlisten
शृणुष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
आवहितःattentive, composed
आवहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआवहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनघO sinless one
अनघ:
TypeNoun
Rootअनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes