Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

अरालिननचिकश्रैव चाम्पेयोज्जयनौ तथा । नवतनन्‍्तुर्बकनख: सेयनो यतिरेव च

Transliteration

arālinanacikśraiva cāmpeyyojjayanau tathā | navatanantur-bakanakhaḥ seyano yatir eva ca

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: „So waren auch Arālinan, Acikśra und ebenso Cāmpeya und Ujjayana; ferner Navatanantu, Bakanakha, Seyana und der Asket Yati.“

Word by Word

अरालिArāli (proper name)

ननचिकःNanacika (proper name)

एवindeed/also

चाम्पेयःCāmpeya (proper name)

उज्जयनःUjjayana (proper name)

तथाand likewise/also

नवतनन्तुःNavatanantu (proper name)

बकनखःBakanakha (lit. 'crane-clawed'; proper name)

सेयनःSeyana (proper name)

यतिःYati (proper name/ascetic)

एवindeed/also

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arālinan

Acikśra

Cāmpeya

Ujjayana

Navatanantu

Bakanakha

Seyana

Yati

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 functions as part of a didactic catalogue: by naming recognized exemplars (especially ascetics), Bhīṣma supports an ethical argument that dharma is preserved and illustrated through the lives of disciplined, renowned persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, in Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, continues enumerating notable individuals—presented as authoritative examples—within a larger discourse addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.