Shloka 47

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रं चाजनयद्‌ गाधिभार्या यशस्विनी । ऋषे: प्रसादाद्‌ राजेन्द्र ब्रद्मर्षेब्रह्मयवादिनम्‌

Transliteration

Viśvāmitraṃ cājanayad gādhibhāryā yaśasvinī | ṛṣeḥ prasādād rājendra brahmarṣer brahmavādinaṃ ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „O bester der Könige, Gādhis ruhmreiche Gemahlin gebar Viśvāmitra. Durch die Gnade eines Weisen wurde er zum brahmarṣi und zu einem wahrhaftigen Ausleger des Brahman.“

Word by Word

विश्वामित्रम्Viśvāmitra

चand

अजनयत्gave birth to / begot

गाधि-भार्याthe wife of Gādhi

यशस्विनीglorious, renowned

ऋषेःof the sage

प्रसादात्from (the) grace/favor

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

ब्रह्मर्षेःof the brahmarṣi

ब्रह्मयवादिनम्one who speaks of Brahman / a speaker of sacred doctrine

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Viśvāmitra

Gādhi

Gādhi’s wife

Ṛ

Ṛṣi (sage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that spiritual rank is not merely inherited but can be attained through divine or saintly grace and inner transformation—Viśvāmitra, though born in a royal line, becomes a brahmarṣi and a teacher of Brahman through the favor of a sage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recounts a genealogical-spiritual point: Gādhi’s renowned wife gives birth to Viśvāmitra, and through a ṛṣi’s blessing he attains the status of brahmarṣi and becomes a brahmavādin (one who teaches sacred truth).