Shloka 11

Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme

Devanagari script

त॑ ददर्शाश्रमपदे नारद: सुमहातपा: । अथैनमब्रवीत्‌ काले मथुराक्षरया गिरा,उसी समय महातपस्वी नारदजी उस आश्रमपर पधारकर व्यासजीसे मिले और मधुर अक्षरोंसे युक्त मीठी वाणीमें उनसे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

taṁ dadarśāśramapade nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ | athainam abravīt kāle madhurākṣarayā girā ||

Translation

Bấy giờ đại khổ hạnh Nārada thấy ngài tại am thất. Đúng lúc thích hợp, ông cất lời bằng giọng ôn hòa, nói những lời ngọt ngào được lựa chọn tinh tế—mở đầu một lời khuyên được đặt trong khuôn phép lễ độ và đúng thời.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आश्रमपदे: at the hermitage-site
• आश्रमपदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमपद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहातपाः: of very great austerity
• सुमहातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मधुराक्षरया: with sweet-syllabled (speech)
• मधुराक्षरया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुराक्षरा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गिरा: with speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical communication: counsel should be offered at the proper time (kāle) and with gentle, well-chosen words (madhurākṣarayā girā), reflecting dharmic restraint and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada arrives at a hermitage and sees the person there (understood in the Gītā Press gloss as Vyāsa). He then begins to speak to him, setting up the next instruction or message.