Shloka 41

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तु मे कथितं तात मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभि: । पुराणगीतं धर्मज्ञ तच्छुणुष्व यथातथम्‌,तात धर्मज्ञ! पवित्र अन्तःकरणवाले मुनियोंने मुझसे जो पुराणप्रतिपादित यथार्थ बातें कही हैं, उन्हें बताता हूँ, सुनो

Transliteration

yat tu me kathitaṃ tāta munibhir bhāvitātmabhiḥ | purāṇagītaṃ dharmajña tac chṛṇuṣva yathātatham ||

Translation

Ngunit ngayon, mahal kong anak, ikaw na nakaaalam ng dharma, makinig nang wasto ayon sa tunay na anyo nito. Ang sinabi sa akin ng mga pantas na may dalisay na loob—isang sinaunang aral na inaawit sa tradisyong Purāṇa—ay isasalaysay ko sa iyo nang tapat, gaya ng narinig ko.

Word by Word

• {'yat tu': 'but that which

• now as for what', 'me': 'to me

• by me', 'kathitam': 'told

• communicated', 'tāta': 'dear one

• child (a term of address)', 'munibhiḥ': 'by sages

• by silent seers', 'bhāvitātmabhiḥ': 'by those whose selves are cultivated/purified

• of disciplined inner nature', 'purāṇagītam': 'an ancient (Purāṇic) song/teaching

• a traditional sacred narration', 'dharmajña': 'knower of dharma

• one skilled in righteousness and duty', 'tat': 'that', 'śṛṇuṣva': 'listen

• hear (imperative)', 'yathātatham': 'as it truly is

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• muni (sages)
• Purāṇa (as a tradition/genre)