Shloka 43

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

योगाचार्यो महाबुद्धिर्देत्यानाम भवद्‌ गुरु: । सुराणां चापि मेधावी ब्रह्मबचारी यतव्रत:,महाबुद्धिमान्‌ शुक्र ही योगके आचार्य और दैत्योंके गुरु हुए। वे ही योगबलसे मेधावी, ब्रह्मचारी एवं व्रतपरायण बृहस्पतिके रूपमें प्रकट हो देवताओंके भी गुरु होते हैं

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | yogācāryo mahābuddhir daityānāṁ bhavad-guruḥ | surāṇāṁ cāpi medhāvī brahmacārī yatavrataḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Śukra, von großer Einsicht, der Meister des Yoga, wurde zum Lehrer der Daityas; und mit scharfem Verstand wurde er auch zum Lehrer der Götter — als Brahmacārin lebend, diszipliniert und standhaft in seinen Gelübden.“

Word by Word

योगाचार्यःteacher of yoga

महाबुद्धिःof great intellect

दैत्यानाम्of the Daityas (demons)

भवत्your

गुरुःteacher, preceptor

सुराणाम्of the gods

चand

अपिalso, even

मेधावीintelligent, wise

ब्रह्मचारीcelibate student; one observing brahmacarya

यतव्रतःof restrained vows; vow-observant

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Daityas

Suras (Devas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True authority to guide others is grounded in inner discipline: intelligence and yogic mastery are validated by brahmacarya (restraint) and steadfast observance of vows, making one fit to teach even opposing communities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a renowned yogic preceptor who serves as guru to the Daityas and also becomes a teacher for the gods, emphasizing his exceptional wisdom and ascetic self-control.