Shloka 21

Kṛṣṇa’s Dhyāna and the Prompt to Question Bhīṣma (कृष्णध्यानं भीष्मप्रश्नप्रेरणा च)

Devanagari script

तद्‌ युधिष्छिर गाड़ेयं भीष्म॑ं भीमपराक्रमम्‌ | अभिगम्योपसंगृहा[ पृच्छ यत्‌ ते मनोगतम्‌

Transliteration

tad yudhiṣṭhira gāḍheyaṃ bhīṣmaṃ bhīmaparākramam | abhigamyopasaṅgṛhya pṛccha yat te manogatam ||

Translation

«ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ, ເຈົ້າຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໄປຫາພີສະມະ—ຜູ້ໝັ້ນຄົງໃນຈິດໃຈ ແລະມີພະລັງອັນຍິ່ງ—ແລ້ວເຂົ້າໄປໃກ້ ປະຄອງຮັບໃຊ້ດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ, ຖາມທຸກສິ່ງທີ່ຢູ່ໃນໃຈເຈົ້າ.»

Word by Word

• तत्: that (matter/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• गाङ्गेयम्: the son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma)
• गाङ्गेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भीमपराक्रमम्: of terrible prowess
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-पराक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• उपसंगृह्य: having respectfully greeted / having paid respects
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• पृच्छ: ask (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, active

• यत्: whatever / that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• मनोगतम्: in (your) mind; intended; desired
• मनोगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्-गत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma