Shloka 11

Devanagari script

त्र्यक्ष॑ चतुर्भुजं श्रुव्वा तथा च समुदाह्ृतम्‌

Transliteration

tryakṣaṁ caturbhujaṁ śrutvā tathā ca samudāhṛtam

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Nghe người ta mô tả rằng nó có ba mắt và bốn tay, và lời ấy đã được xướng lên công khai như thế…”

Word by Word

• त्र्यक्षम्: three-eyed (one)
• त्र्यक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्र्यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed (one)
• चतुर्भुजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्भुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समुदाहृतम्: uttered/declared (as stated)
• समुदाहृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: समुदाहृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the weight of an authoritative description heard and publicly proclaimed; in an assembly context, such testimony shapes ethical deliberation and political judgment, reminding listeners to attend carefully to how claims are presented and validated.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks in the court/assembly setting and refers to having heard a figure described with divine attributes—three eyes and four arms—indicating that a formal announcement or report has been made, setting up the next part of his response.