Shloka 11

Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command

Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa

Devanagari script

नरनारायणौ यौ तौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ । सहितौ मानुषे लोके सम्भूतावमितद्युती

Transliteration

naranārāyaṇau yau tau purāṇāv ṛṣisattamau | sahitau mānuṣe loke sambhūtāv amitadyutī ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Those two—Nara and Nārāyaṇa—ancient and foremost among seers, of immeasurable radiance, have together taken birth in the human world.”

Word by Word

• नरनारायणौ: Nara and Narayana
• नरनारायणौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• यौ: who (two)
• यौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पुराणौ: ancient
• पुराणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ऋषिसत्तमौ: best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सहितौ: together, united
• सहितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• मानुषे: in the human
• मानुषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सम्भूतौ: born, arisen
• सम्भूतौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अमितद्युती: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितद्युती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-द्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• mānuṣa-loka (human world)