Shloka 26

Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

तव चैव गुणश्लाघी पुत्र उत्पत्स्यते महान्‌ अस्मद्वंशकर: श्रीमान्‌ सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

tava caiva guṇaślāghī putra utpatsyate mahān asmadvaṁśakaraḥ śrīmān satyam etad bravīmi te

Translation

أعلن بهيشما مؤكِّدًا بالصدق: «من رحمك سيولد ابنٌ فائقُ الفضائل—عظيمٌ، متلألئٌ، ميمونٌ—يحمل سلالتنا ويُبقيها. إنما أقول لكِ هذا حقًّا وصدقًا».

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tava', 'definition': 'of you

• your'}, {'term': 'caiva', 'definition': 'and indeed

• also certainly'}, {'term': 'guṇaślāghī', 'definition': 'praised for virtues

• possessing commendable qualities'}, {'term': 'putraḥ', 'definition': 'son'}, {'term': 'utpatsyate', 'definition': 'will be born

• will arise'}, {'term': 'mahān', 'definition': 'great

• eminent'}, {'term': 'asmad-vaṁśa-karaḥ', 'definition': 'one who continues/establishes our lineage'}, {'term': 'śrīmān', 'definition': 'prosperous

• endowed with splendor'}, {'term': 'satyam', 'definition': 'truth

• truly'}, {'term': 'etat', 'definition': 'this'}, {'term': 'bravīmi', 'definition': 'I say

• I declare'}, {'term': 'te', 'definition': 'to you'}]

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights satya (truthfulness) as an ethical anchor: Bhīṣma frames his assurance as a truthful statement, implying that words—especially from elders—should be reliable and dharmic. It also upholds the ideal that virtue and the continuity of a righteous lineage are worthy aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, speaking as an elder authority, gives a confident assurance to the addressed woman that she will bear a great, virtuous, and illustrious son who will continue their family line, and he underscores the certainty by stating he speaks the truth.