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Shloka 2

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ | नारदस्य च संवाद वासुदेवस्य चोभयो:

bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Này Yudhiṣṭhira, về việc này, bậc hiền trí thường dẫn một tiền lệ cổ xưa—một thiên truyện thiêng thời thượng cổ—chính là cuộc đối thoại giữa thánh hiền Narada và Vasudeva (Śrī Krishna), do cả hai cùng nói, để làm ví dụ cho vấn đề ấy.”

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्narrative; historical account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नारदस्यof Narada
नारदस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संवादम्dialogue; conversation
संवादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंवाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वासुदेवस्यof Vasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभयोःof both (of the two)
उभयोः:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
N
Narada
V
Vasudeva (Krishna)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma signals that ethical instruction (dharma) is best clarified through authoritative precedents: an ancient itihasa, specifically a dialogue between Narada and Krishna, is invoked to illuminate the issue under discussion.

Bhishma transitions into a cited story: he introduces an old account framed as a conversation between the sage Narada and Vasudeva (Krishna), which will serve as an illustrative example for Yudhishthira.