Shloka 2
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । ऋषीणां चैव संवादं त्रिदशानां च भारत,भीष्मजीने कहा--भरतनन्दन! इस विषयमें ज्ञानीजन ऋषियों और देवताओंके संवादरूप इस प्राचीन इतिहासको उद्धृत किया करते हैं--
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | ṛṣīṇāṃ caiva saṃvādaṃ tridaśānāṃ ca bhārata ||
Translation
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ಓ ಭಾರತನಂದನ! ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು ಒಂದು ಪುರಾತನ ಇತಿಹಾಸವನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಋಷಿಗಳ ಮತ್ತು ದೇವತೆಗಳ ಸಂವಾದವನ್ನು.”
Word by Word
{'bhīṣma uvāca''Bhishma said', 'atra api': 'here also
{'bhīṣma uvāca':
in this very context', 'udāharanti''they cite
in this very context', 'udāharanti':
they adduce as an example/authority', 'imam''this', 'itihāsam': 'traditional narrative
they adduce as an example/authority', 'imam':
ancient account/precedent', 'purātanam''ancient
ancient account/precedent', 'purātanam':
of old', 'ṛṣīṇām''of the seers/sages', 'ca eva': 'and indeed
of old', 'ṛṣīṇām':
and also (emphatic)', 'saṃvādam''dialogue
and also (emphatic)', 'saṃvādam':
conversation', 'tridaśānām''of the thirty (i.e., the gods)
conversation', 'tridaśānām':
celestial beings', 'bhārata''O Bharata
celestial beings', 'bhārata':
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Bharata (Yudhiṣṭhira addressed as Bhārata)Ṛ
Ṛṣis (seers/sages)T
Tridaśas (gods/devas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context