Shloka 2

भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ | नारदस्य च संवाद वासुदेवस्य चोभयो:,भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें विज्ञ पुरुष देवर्षि नारद और भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके संवादरूप इस इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— യുധിഷ്ഠിരാ! ഈ വിഷയത്തിലും ജ്ഞാനികൾ ഒരു പുരാതന ഇതിഹാസം ഉദാഹരണമായി ഉദ്ധരിക്കുന്നു—ദേവർഷി നാരദനും വാസുദേവനും (ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനും) തമ്മിലുള്ള സംവാദം.

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्narrative; historical account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नारदस्यof Narada
नारदस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संवादम्dialogue; conversation
संवादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंवाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वासुदेवस्यof Vasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभयोःof both (of the two)
उभयोः:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
N
Narada
V
Vasudeva (Krishna)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma signals that ethical instruction (dharma) is best clarified through authoritative precedents: an ancient itihasa, specifically a dialogue between Narada and Krishna, is invoked to illuminate the issue under discussion.

Bhishma transitions into a cited story: he introduces an old account framed as a conversation between the sage Narada and Vasudeva (Krishna), which will serve as an illustrative example for Yudhishthira.