Shloka 24

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

तत एकाक्षरं नादं भोरित्येव समीरयन्‌

Transliteration

tata ekākṣaraṃ nādaṃ bhorityeva samīrayan

Translation

அப்போது அவர் ஒரே எழுத்துச் சப்தமான ‘போ’ என்பதையே உச்சரித்து அந்த ஒலியைப் பரப்பினார்.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• एकाक्षरम्: single-syllabled
• एकाक्षरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाक्षर
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• नादम्: sound; resonance
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• भोः: O! hey!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः
• Form: Avyaya (vocative particle/interjection)

• इति: thus; saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• समीरयन्: uttering; pronouncing
• समीरयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईर्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine nominative singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the potency and intentionality of speech: even a minimal utterance—one syllable used as a direct call—can carry force and effect when voiced deliberately.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment where someone produces a resonant sound by uttering the single syllable ‘bho’, functioning as a call or address, emphasizing the audible impact of that utterance.