Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

एतन्मनो<नुकूलं मे भवानहीतति भाषितुम्‌ | सर्वज्ञ: सर्वदर्शी च सर्वत्र च कुतूहली

Transliteration

etan mano'nukūlaṃ me bhavān āhītati bhāṣitum | sarvajñaḥ sarvadarśī ca sarvatra ca kutūhalī |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“你所言尽合我心。的确，唯有你堪当如此发言——全知者、全见者，并且常怀求知之心，欲遍察诸方之事。”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (statement/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुकूलम्: favorable, agreeable
• अनुकूलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुकूल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहीतति: indeed / only (as read)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहीतति
• Form: particle/indeclinable as transmitted; sense taken as 'indeed/only/just' in context

• भाषितुम्: to speak, to say
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदर्शी: all-seeing
• सर्वदर्शी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

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

• कुतूहली: curious, eager to know
• कुतूहली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदजीकी: of Narada (Hindi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Hindi gloss, not part of Sanskrit verse

• बात: speech/words (Hindi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बात
• Form: Hindi gloss, not part of Sanskrit verse

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores ethical deference to genuine wisdom: speech that aligns with dharma and sound understanding is best received from one who is discerning, far-seeing, and sincerely inquisitive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma responds approvingly to a prior speaker’s words, affirming that the statement matches his own understanding and praising the speaker’s qualities—omniscience, clear vision, and a constant desire to know.