Shloka 28

राजधर्मप्रश्नः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry into Rājadharma (Śānti-parva 56)

Devanagari script

श्लोकौ चोशनसा गीतौ पुरा तात महर्षिणा । तौ निबोध महाराज त्वमेकाग्रमना नृप

Transliteration

ślokau cośanasā gītau purā tāta maharṣiṇā | tau nibodha mahārāja tvam ekāgramanā nṛpa ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“孩子啊，久远以前，大圣者乌沙那（即舒克罗阿阇梨，Śukrācārya）曾就此事吟诵两首著名偈颂。大王啊，人中之主——当以一心专注，聆听那两偈。”

Word by Word

• श्लोकौ: two verses
• श्लोकौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

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

• उशनसा: by Uśanas (Śukra)
• उशनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गीतौ: sung/uttered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गी (गाय्) + क्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पुरा: formerly, in olden times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• तात: dear son (vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महर्षिणा: by the great sage
• महर्षिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तौ: those two (verses)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• निबोध: understand; listen attentively
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• एकाग्रमना: with one-pointed mind, attentive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्रमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied addressee)
• Uśanas (Śukrācārya)