Shloka 266

Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)

Devanagari script

तेजसा भास्कराकारो गाधिज: समपद्यत । तदनन्तर महान प्रयत्नके द्वारा नाना प्रकारकी तपस्या करके गाधिनन्दन विश्वामित्र अपने तेजसे सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित होने लगे

Transliteration

tejasā bhāskarākāro gādhijaḥ samapadyata |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Durch die Kraft seiner Askese erlangte Gādhis Sohn (Viśvāmitra) einen Glanz wie die Sonne. Danach, durch anhaltende und große Anstrengung—indem er vielerlei Tapas übte—strahlte er in sonnenhafter Pracht.

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by (his) brilliance/energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भास्कराकारः: having the form/appearance of the sun
• भास्कराकारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्कर-आकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गाधिजः: Gādhija (son of Gādhi; Viśvāmitra)
• गाधिजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधिज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समपद्यत: became; attained (that state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Gādhi
• Viśvāmitra
• Sūrya (Bhāskara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained tapas (disciplined austerity) generates tejas—an inner potency that can elevate a person’s stature and capability. The verse highlights ethical perseverance: greatness is achieved through effort and self-mastery rather than mere birth or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes Viśvāmitra (Gādhi’s son) becoming sun-like in radiance due to his austerities, and then continuing with intense, varied practices, shining ever more brilliantly—signaling his growing spiritual attainment and authority.