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Shloka 1

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान षट्षष्टितमो<5 ध्याय: महर्षियों तथा कश्यप-पत्नियोंकी संतान-परम्पराका वर्णन वैशम्पायन उवाच ब्रह्मणो मानसा: पुत्रा विदिता: षण्महर्षय: । एकादश सुता: स्थाणो: ख्याता: परमतेजस:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! ब्रह्माके मानस पुत्र छः महर्षियोंके नाम तुम्हें ज्ञात हो चुके हैं। उनके सातवें पुत्र थे स्थाणु। स्थाणुके परम तेजस्वी ग्यारह पुत्र विख्यात हैं

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇ-maharṣayaḥ | ekādaśa sutāḥ sthāṇoḥ khyātāḥ parama-tejasaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O King, the six great seers—mind-born sons of Brahmā—have already been made known to you. The seventh was Sthāṇu; and Sthāṇu’s eleven sons, renowned for their supreme radiance, are celebrated in tradition.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā

मानसाःmind-born

पुत्राःsons

विदिताःknown

षट्six

महर्षयःgreat sages

एकादशeleven

सुताःsons

स्थाणोःof Sthāṇu (Śiva/Rudra)

ख्याताःrenowned

परमतेजसःof supreme splendor

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmā

Sthāṇu

Ṣ

Ṣaṇ Mahārṣis (six great seers)

Rājan (the king, i.e., Janamejaya as listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the authority of lineage and transmission: sacred knowledge and social memory are preserved through recognized genealogies of seers. It frames spiritual eminence (tejas) as a marker of dharmic stature within these lineages.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account: he reminds the king that the six mind-born sages of Brahmā have been listed, then introduces Sthāṇu as the seventh and signals the forthcoming enumeration of Sthāṇu’s eleven illustrious sons.