Shloka 15
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त: स तदा तूष्णीमभूद् वायुस्ततो<ब्रवीत् । शृणु राजन् वसिष्ठस्य मुख्यं कर्म यशस्विन:
Translation
भीष्म उवाच— इत्युक्तः स तदा तूष्णीमभूद्; वायुस् ततोऽब्रवीत्— “शृणु राजन् वसिष्ठस्य मुख्यं कर्म यशस्विनः।”
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