Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 2

Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

तदा ते भ्रातर: सर्वे सदश्वै: स्वर्णभूषितै: । अन्वगच्छन् रथैर्विप्रा व्यासधौम्यादयस्तथा ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

tadā te bhrātaraḥ sarve sadaśvaiḥ svarṇa-bhūṣitaiḥ anvagacchan rathair viprā vyāsa-dhaumyādayas tathā

Translation

那时，他所有的兄弟都乘坐着由装饰着金饰的良驹牵引的美丽战车跟随其后。随行的还有毗耶娑以及道姆亚等圣哲。

Synonyms

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (subject determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; निर्देश (those)

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; भ्रातरः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सदश्वैः: with good horses
• सदश्वैः: करण (Instrument/means: with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘येषां सन्ति अश्वाः’ (having good horses)

• स्वर्णभूषितैः: adorned with gold
• स्वर्णभूषितैः: विशेषण (qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + भूषित (भूष् धातु → भूषित, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; रथैः/अश्वैः इत्यादीनां विशेषण (gold-adorned)

• अन्वगच्छन्: followed
• अन्वगच्छन्: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas, sages
• विप्राः: कर्ता (additional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• व्यासधौम्यादयः: Vyāsa, Dhaumya and others
• व्यासधौम्यादयः: कर्ता (appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + धौम्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (व्यासश्च धौम्यश्च) + आदयः (and others)

• तथा: also
• तथा: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तद्वत् (also, likewise)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Dhaumya
• Pandava brothers

FAQs

Why did the Pandavas go to Bhishma in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9?

They went to meet Bhishma as he lay on his bed of arrows, to receive his final instructions on dharma in the presence of Lord Krishna.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam 1.9.2 and what is being described?

Suta Gosvami is narrating how the Pandavas, accompanied by sages like Vyasa and Dhaumya, followed in chariots to the place where Bhishma was lying.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 1.9.2 teach about guidance in life?

Seek counsel from realized teachers and elders at crucial moments—especially when decisions involve duty, ethics, and spiritual purpose.