Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तित्तिरियज्ञवल्क्यश्न॒ ससुतो लोमहर्षण: । अप्सुहोम्यश्न धौम्यश्न अणीमाण्डव्यकौशिकौ

Transliteration

tittirir yajñavalkyaś ca sasutō lōmaharṣaṇaḥ | apsuhōmyaś ca dhaumyaś ca aṇīmāṇḍavya-kauśikau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Tittiri, Yājñavalkya, and Lomaharṣaṇa together with his son, as well as Apsuhomya, Dhaumya, and the sages Aṇīmāṇḍavya and Kauśika—these revered teachers were present.

Word by Word

तित्तिरिTittiri (a sage)

यज्ञवल्क्यःYājñavalkya (a sage)

श्नः(uncertain reading; likely a connective/particle or part of a corrupted name)

ससुतःtogether with (his) son

लोमहर्षणःLomaharṣaṇa (a sage/bard)

अप्सुin the waters

होम्यःHomya (a sage; or 'fit for oblation' as an epithet)

श्नः(uncertain reading; likely a connective/particle or part of a corrupted name)

धौम्यःDhaumya (a sage)

श्नः(uncertain reading; likely a connective/particle or part of a corrupted name)

अणीमाण्डव्यःAṇīmāṇḍavya (a sage)

कौशिकःKauśika (a sage)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Tittiri

Yājñavalkya

Lomaharṣaṇa

Lomaharṣaṇa's son

Apsuhomya

Dhaumya

Aṇīmāṇḍavya

Kauśika

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?

By naming authoritative ṛṣis and teachers, the text underscores that social and political life (the sabhā context) is ideally anchored in śruti-based learning, disciplined conduct, and dharma-guided counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana enumerates notable sages/reciters connected with the tradition, functioning as a contextual roll-call that signals the presence or relevance of learned authorities in the unfolding account.