Shloka 39

Devanagari script

भद्रां दिशं महाभागा उल्मुचु: प्रमुचुस्तथा । मुमुचुश्न महाभागः स्वस्त्यात्रेयश्व॒ वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

bhadrāṃ diśaṃ mahābhāgā ulmucaḥ pramucus tathā | mumucuś ca mahābhāgaḥ svastyātreyaś ca vīryavān, atreḥ putraś ca dharmātmā tathā sārasvataḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—শুভ দিশায় এই মহাভাগ ঋষিগণ বাস করেন: উল্মুচু, প্রমুচু, মহাভাগ মুমুচু, বীর্যবান স্বস্ত্যাত্রেয়, অত্রির ধর্মাত্মা পুত্র, এবং প্রভু সারস্বত।

Word by Word

• भद्राम्: auspicious (direction)
• भद्राम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभागाः: the fortunate/noble ones
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• उल्मुचुः: dwelt/abode
• उल्मुचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उल्मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• प्रमुचुः: dwelt/abode
• प्रमुचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मुमुचुः: dwelt/abode
• मुमुचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• महाभागः: the noble one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वस्त्यात्रेयः: Svastyātreya (a sage)
• स्वस्त्यात्रेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्त्यात्रेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्रेः: of Atri
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सारस्वतः: Sārasvata (a sage)
• सारस्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• bhadrā diś (auspicious direction)
• Ulmuca
• Pramuca
• Mumucu
• Svastyātreya
• Atri
• Atri-putra (son/descendant of Atri)
• Sārasvata

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces a dharmic worldview in which space is sanctified by the presence of ṛṣis; remembering their names and lineages functions as moral-cultural orientation, linking right conduct (dharma) with revered exemplars.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is listing sages associated with an auspicious quarter (a directional catalogue). This is part of a broader didactic mapping of sacred persons to regions, emphasizing the guardianship and sanctifying influence of ascetics.