Shloka 8

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

तपसश्च मनु पुत्र भानुं चाप्यड्रिरा: सृजत्‌ । बृहद्धानु तु त॑ प्राहुब्राह्मिणा वेदपारगा:,तपके मनु (प्रजापति) स्वरूप पुत्र भानु नामक अग्निको अंगिराने भी (अपना प्रभाव अर्पित करके) नूतन जीवन प्रदान किया है। वेदोंके पारगामी विद्वान ब्राह्मण भानुको ही “बृहद्धानु' कहते हैं

Transliteration

tapasaś ca manu-putra bhānuṃ cāpy aṅgirāḥ sṛjat | bṛhaddhānuṃ tu taṃ prāhur brāhmaṇā veda-pāragāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „Durch die Kraft der Askese, o Sohn Manus, brachte auch Aṅgiras Bhānu (Agni) hervor und verlieh ihm erneuerte Wirkmacht. Die gelehrten Brāhmaṇas, die das jenseitige Ufer der Veden erreicht haben, nennen jenen Bhānu ‘Bṛhaddhānu’.“

Word by Word

तपसःof austerity; by (the power) of austerity

चand

मनुO Manu

पुत्रO son

भानुम्Bhānu (name); the radiant one

चand

अपिalso

अङ्गिराःAṅgiras (the sage)

सृजत्created; produced

बृहद्धानुम्Bṛhaddhānu (lit. ‘great-bow’), an epithet/name

तुbut; indeed

तंhim; that one

प्राहुःthey said; they call

ब्राह्मिणाःBrahmins

वेदपारगाःversed in the Vedas; having gone to the far shore of the Vedas

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Manu

Aṅgiras

Bhānu

Agni

Brāhmaṇas (Veda-pāragas)

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 tapas (disciplined austerity) as a creative and transformative spiritual force, and it underscores the authority of Vedic scholarship in preserving and transmitting sacred names and identifications.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya explains that the sage Aṅgiras, through ascetic power, brings forth or revitalizes Bhānu (identified with Agni). He adds that Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas refer to this Bhānu by the learned name ‘Bṛhaddhānu.’