Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

ततः स विस्मितो राजा गाधि: शापभयेन च । ददौ तां समलंकृत्य कन्यां भगुसुताय वै,तब आश्चर्यवचकित हुए राजा गाधिने शापके भयसे डरकर अपनी कन्याको वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित करके भूगुनन्दन ऋचीकको दे दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ sa vismito rājā gādhiḥ śāpabhayena ca | dadau tāṃ samalaṅkṛtya kanyāṃ bhṛgusutāya vai ||

Translation

Then King Gādhi, astonished and also fearful of the curse, adorned his daughter with garments and ornaments and gave her in marriage to Ṛcīka, the son of Bhṛgu. The episode shows how dread of adharma and its consequences can drive a ruler to act swiftly to uphold social and moral order, even when events take an unexpected turn.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

विस्मितःastonished

राजाking

गाधिःGādhi

शापभयेनby fear of a curse

चand

ददौgave

ताम्her

समलंकृत्यhaving adorned

कन्याम्the maiden/daughter

भगुसुतायto Bhṛgu's son (Ṛcīka)

वैindeed, surely

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gādhi

Ṛ

Ṛcīka

Bhṛgu

the maiden/daughter of Gādhi

curse (śāpa)

garments and ornaments (alaṅkāra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes