Shloka 2

Bhīṣma’s Dream-Counsel and the Prasvāpa Astra (भीष्मस्वप्नदर्शनम् / प्रस्वापास्त्रोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अयुगञ्जमेव चैवाहं तदस्त्र॑ भृगुनन्दने । प्रस्वापं मां प्रयुझजानं नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

ayugañjameva caivāhaṃ tad astraṃ bhṛgunandane | prasvāpaṃ māṃ prayuñjānaṃ nārado vākyam abravīt |

Translation

ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ແຕ່ກໍຍັງ, ໂດຍເບິ່ງໄປຫາ ພຣະຣາມ (ປະຣະສຸຣາມະ) ຜູ້ເປັນລູກຫຼານແຫ່ງພຣະພຶກຸ, ຂ້າໄດ້ວາງອາວຸດນັ້ນໄວ້ເທິງຄັນທະນູ. ເມື່ອນາຣະດະເຫັນຂ້າກຳລັງຈະໃຊ້ ປຣາສະວາປະ (ອາວຸດໃຫ້ຫຼັບ) ທ່ານກໍໄດ້ກ່າວຄຳນີ້…»

Word by Word

• अयुगञ्जम्: the (weapon) named Ayugañja
• अयुगञ्जम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुगञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon/missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भृगुनन्दने: in/with regard to Bhṛgunandana (Paraśurāma)
• भृगुनन्दने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रस्वापम्: sleep-inducing (weapon/spell)
• प्रस्वापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्वाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• प्रयुञ्जानम्: using/applying
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-युज् (धातु) / प्रयुञ्जान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (वर्तमान सक्रिय कृदन्त)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: a statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Parashurama (Bhargava, Bhṛgunandana)
• Narada
• Prasvapana Astra
• bow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in conflict, the use of extraordinary force (such as a disabling astra) is subject to ethical scrutiny; divine or sage counsel intervenes to restrain escalation and uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma recounts that, aiming at Parashurama, he readied the Prasvapana (sleep-inducing) missile on his bow; Narada then appears and begins to admonish or advise him.