Shloka 2
Book 12, Chapter 93 — Vāmadeva’s Counsel to King Vasumanā on Dharmic Kingship (धर्मप्रधान-राजधर्मोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । गीत॑ दृष्टार्थतत्त्वेन वामदेवेन धीमता,भीष्मजीने कहा--राजन्! इस विषयमें लोग तत्त्वज्ञानी महात्मा वामदेवजीद्वारा दिये हुए उपदेशरूप एक प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | gītaṁ dṛṣṭārthatattvena vāmadevena dhīmatā ||
Translation
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజా! ఈ విషయములో కూడా ప్రజలు ఒక ప్రాచీన ఇతిహాసాన్ని ఉదాహరణగా చెబుతారు—తత్త్వదర్శి, ధీమంతుడైన వామదేవుడు ఉపదేశరూపంగా పాడిన గీతను.
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्narrative; ancient account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient; old
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गीतम्sung/uttered; spoken (as a teaching)
गीतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगीत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्टार्थतत्त्वेनwith (true) principle of meaning grounded in direct realization
दृष्टार्थतत्त्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदृष्टार्थतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वामदेवेनby Vamadeva
वामदेवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवामदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धीमताby the wise one
धीमता:
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaV
VāmadevaR
Rājā (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes