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Shloka 43

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

प्रतिलभ्य च सा संज्ञां शिरसा प्रणिपत्य च | उवाच भार्या भर्तरें गाधेयी भार्गवर्षभम्‌,थोड़ी देरमें जब उसे चेत हुआ, तब वह गाधिकुमारी अपने स्वामी भृूगुभूषण ऋचीकके चरणोंमें सिर रखकर प्रणामपूर्वक बोली--'ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मर्ष! मैं आपकी पत्नी हूँ, अतः आपसे कृपा-प्रसादकी भीख चाहती हूँ। आप ऐसी कृपा करें जिससे मेरे गर्भसे क्षत्रिय पुत्र उत्पन्न न हो

pratilabhya ca sā saṃjñāṃ śirasā praṇipatya ca | uvāca bhāryā bhartāraṃ gādheyī bhārgavarṣabham | brahmavettāśreṣṭha brahmarṣe ahaṃ tava bhāryā, ataḥ prasādaṃ yāce | anugṛhāṇa māṃ tathā yathā mama garbhāt kṣatriyaḥ putro na jāyeta ||

Als sie wieder zu sich kam, neigte sie das Haupt und warf sich zu den Füßen ihres Gemahls. Dann sprach Gādheyī, die Tochter Gādhis, zu ihrem Herrn Ṛcīka — dem Stier unter den Bhṛgus —: „O Bester unter den Kennern des Brahman, o brahmarṣi! Ich bin deine Gattin; darum flehe ich um deine Gnade. Erbarme dich so, dass aus meinem Schoß kein Sohn der Kshatriya-Ordnung geboren werde.“

प्रतिलभ्यhaving regained/obtained
प्रतिलभ्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिलभ् (लभ्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
संज्ञाम्consciousness, awareness
संज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शिरसाwith (her) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed down/prostrated
प्रणिपत्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootप्रणि-√पत्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Root√वच्
Formलिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि
भार्याthe wife
भार्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भर्तरम्to (her) husband
भर्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गाधेयीGādheyī (daughter of Gādhi)
गाधेयी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगाधेयी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भार्गवर्षभम्the bull among the Bhārgavas (best of Bhṛgu’s line)
भार्गवर्षभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार्गव-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
G
Gādheyī (daughter of Gādhi)
G
Gādhi
Ṛcīka (Bhārgava)
B
Bhṛgu lineage (Bhārgava)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical weight attributed to intention, lineage, and the perceived consequences of progeny, framed through humility and supplication: the wife seeks her husband-sage’s compassionate intervention, showing how personal desire is negotiated within dharma, social order (varṇa), and ascetic authority.

After recovering consciousness, Gādheyī bows to her husband Ṛcīka and petitions him for a boon: she asks that her pregnancy not result in a Kṣatriya (warrior-class) son, implying concern about the nature and disposition associated with such birth.