Shloka 15
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त: स तदा तूष्णीमभूद् वायुस्ततो<ब्रवीत् । शृणु राजन् वसिष्ठस्य मुख्यं कर्म यशस्विन:
Translation
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਇਹ ਕਹਿਣ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹੀ ਰਿਹਾ। ਤਦ ਵਾਯੁਦੇਵ ਬੋਲੇ— “ਹੇ ਰਾਜਨ! ਹੁਣ ਯਸ਼ਸਵੀ ਵਸਿਸ਼ਠ ਮੁਨੀ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਕਰਮ ਸੁਣੋ।”
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तूष्णीम्silently
तूष्णीम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूष्णीम्
अभूत्became / remained
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वायुःVayu (Wind-god)
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अब्रवीत्said / spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वसिष्ठस्यof Vasistha
वसिष्ठस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मुख्यम्chief / foremost
मुख्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मdeed / act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यशस्विनःof the renowned (one)
यशस्विनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes