Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं स तेन यथोद्दिष्टं नागं विप्रेण ब्राह्मण: । पर्यपृच्छद्‌ यथान्यायं श्रुत्वैव च जगाम स:

Transliteration

taṃ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṃ nāgaṃ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ | paryapṛcchad yathānyāyaṃ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ ||

Translation

તે મુનિ પાસે બ્રાહ્મણે અતિથિએ જણાવેલા તે નાગ વિશે નિયમસર પૂછપરછ કરી. મુનિએ જે કહ્યું તે યથાવત્ સાંભળી તે આગળ વધ્યો.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उद्दिष्टम्: indicated, pointed out
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√दिश्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नागम्: serpent (Nāga)
• नागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रेण: by the sage/priest
• विप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked about, inquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न्यायम्: rule/propriety, proper manner
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a brahmin
• a sage (vipra)
• a serpent (nāga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act according to dharma in small actions: inquire respectfully (yathā-nyāyam), follow guidance accurately (yathoddiṣṭam), and move to action only after careful listening (śrutvā eva).

What is happening in the narrative?

A brahmin, guided by a sage, asks properly about a particular serpent; after hearing the information as given, he continues his journey.