Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रं चाजनयद्‌ गाधिभार्या यशस्विनी । ऋषे: प्रसादाद्‌ राजेन्द्र ब्रद्मर्षेब्रह्मयवादिनम्‌

Transliteration

Viśvāmitraṃ cājanayad gādhibhāryā yaśasvinī | ṛṣeḥ prasādād rājendra brahmarṣer brahmavādinaṃ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “O best of kings, Gādhi’s illustrious wife gave birth to Viśvāmitra. By the grace of a sage, he became a brahmarṣi and a true expounder of Brahman.”

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रम्: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अजनयत्: gave birth to / begot
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गाधि-भार्या: the wife of Gādhi
• गाधि-भार्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधि-भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यशस्विनी: glorious, renowned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषेः: of the sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसादात्: from (the) grace/favor
• प्रसादात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्रह्मर्षेः: of the brahmarṣi
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ब्रह्मयवादिनम्: one who speaks of Brahman / a speaker of sacred doctrine
• ब्रह्मयवादिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मयवादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viśvāmitra
• Gādhi
• Gādhi’s wife
• Ṛṣi (sage)