Shloka 12
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
Devanagari script
भो भो ब्रह्मर्षिवासिष्ठ ब्रह्मघोषो न वर्तते | एको ध्यानपरस्तूष्णीं किमास्से चिन्तयजन्निव
Translation
ナーラダは言った。「おお、おお、尊きブラフマリシよ。なぜこの庵には、ヴェーダ真言の響き（ブラフマゴーシャ）が絶えているのか。なぜあなたは独り、黙して禅定に沈み、何か憂いを思いめぐらしているかのように坐しておられるのか。」
Word by Word
भोO! (vocative particle)
भो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभो
भोO! (repetition for emphasis)
भो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभो
ब्रह्मर्षिO brahmarshi (great seer)
ब्रह्मर्षि:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मर्षि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वासिष्ठO Vāsiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)
वासिष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootवासिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्रह्मघोषःthe sound/chant of the Veda
ब्रह्मघोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मघोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वर्ततेis going on / is occurring
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Indicative
एकःalone
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ध्यानपरःintent on meditation
ध्यानपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootध्यानपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तूष्णीम्silently
तूष्णीम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूष्णीम्
किम्why? / what (reason)?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आस्सेyou sit
आस्से:
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (आस्ते)
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Second, Singular, Indicative
चिन्तयन्thinking
चिन्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes