Shloka 4
Devanagari script
आभिमुख्यादभिक्रम्य स्नेहात् पृच्छामि ते द्विज । विविक्ते गोमतीतीरे क॑ वा त्वं पर्युपाससे,“ब्रह्मन! मैं आपके सामने आकर प्रेमपूर्वक पूछता हूँ कि गोमतीके इस एकान्त तटपर आप किसकी उपासना करते हैं?”
Transliteration
ābhimukhyād abhikramya snehāt pṛcchāmi te dvija | vivikte gomatītīre kaṁ vā tvaṁ paryupāsase ||
Translation
“हे द्विज! स्नेहामुळे मी तुमच्या समोर येऊन विचारतो—गोमतीच्या या एकांत तीरावर तुम्ही कोणाची उपासना करता?”
Word by Word
आभिमुख्यात्from (your) presence / from facing (you)
आभिमुख्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआभिमुख्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अभिक्रम्यhaving approached / having stepped up to
अभिक्रम्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
स्नेहात्out of affection
स्नेहात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्नेह
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPresent, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
द्विजO twice-born (brahmin)
द्विज:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विविक्तेin a secluded (place)
विविक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविविक्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गोमतीतीरेon the bank of the Gomati (river)
गोमतीतीरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगोमती-तीर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाindeed / or (interrogative particle)
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
पर्युपाससेyou worship / attend upon
पर्युपाससे:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-उप-आस्
FormPresent, Indicative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaD
dvija (a Brahmin/ascetic being addressed)G
Gomatī (river)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes