Shloka 1

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान एकषपष्ट्यवथिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: नागराज और ब्राह्मणका परस्पर मिलन तथा बातचीत भीष्म उवाच स पन्नगपतिस्तत्र प्रययौ ब्राह्मणं प्रति । तमेव मनसा ध्यायन्‌ कार्यवत्तां विचारयन्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | sa pannagapatistatra prayayau brāhmaṇaṃ prati | tameva manasā dhyāyan kāryavattāṃ vicārayan |

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Lalu raja para ular pergi mendekati sang Brahmana. Dengan batin terpusat padanya, ia merenungkan maksud sang Brahmana serta urgensi tugasnya, lalu menghampirinya.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पन्नगपतिः: lord of serpents
• पन्नगपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नगपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रययौ: went forth / went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र

• ब्राह्मणम्: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्यायन्: meditating on / thinking of
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्यवत्ताम्: the state/nature of the matter to be done (his business)
• कार्यवत्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यवत्ता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विचारयन्: considering / reflecting upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, वि

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nāgarāja (Pannagapati)
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before acting, one should reflect on the other party’s purpose and the demands of the situation; ethical action is guided by mindful deliberation rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that the serpent-king, thinking carefully about the Brahmin’s business, goes to meet him, setting up their encounter and ensuing conversation.