Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

आंध्रिको नैकदृक्‌ चैव शिलायूप: शित: शुचि: । चक्रको मारुतन्तव्यो वातघ्नो5थाश्वलायन:

Transliteration

āndhriko naikadṛk caiva śilāyūpaḥ śitaḥ śuciḥ | cakrako mārutantavyo vātaghno 'thāśvalāyanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma continued by listing further names and epithets—such as Āndhrika, Naikadṛk, Śilāyūpa, Śita, Śuci, Cakraka, Mārutantavya, Vātaghna, and Aśvalāyana—recognized designations within the tradition.

Word by Word

आन्ध्रिकःĀndhrika (a name/epithet)

नnot

एकदृक्not one-eyed / having more than one eye (epithet)

चand

एवindeed/also

शिलायूपःstone-post / stone pillar (name/epithet)

शितःsharp/keen

शुचिःpure/bright

चक्रकःCakraka (a name/epithet; lit. 'wheel-like')

मारुतन्तव्यःMarutantavya (name/epithet; lit. 'connected with Marut and thread/lineage')

वातघ्नःwind-destroying / curing वात (vāta)

अथthen/and now

अश्वलायनःAśvalāyana (a name/epithet)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Āndhrika

Naikadṛk

Śilāyūpa

Śita

Śuci

Cakraka

Mārutantavya

Vātaghna

Āśvalāyana

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 dharmic value of preserving and correctly transmitting traditional names and epithets. Such cataloging supports disciplined remembrance and faithful recitation, which are treated as meaningful religious-cultural acts in the Anuśāsana context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is in the midst of a structured enumeration, supplying additional recognized appellations. The verse is not a plot event but a continuation of a formal list within his instruction.