Shloka 80

बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account

On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics

Devanagari script

यदुभ्यश्न शिबिलेंभे शिबेश्वापि प्रतर्दन: । प्रतर्दनादष्टकश्न पृषदश्चो 5ष्टकादपि

Transliteration

yadubhyaśna śibilembhe śibeśvāpi pratardanaḥ | pratardanād aṣṭakaśna pṛṣadaś co ’ṣṭakād api ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: From Yadu was born Śibi; from Śibi, Pratardana. From Pratardana came Aṣṭaka, and from Aṣṭaka again was born Pṛṣada—thus the royal line is traced in orderly succession.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उभ्यश्न: both (kinds), twofold
• उभ्यश्न: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शिबिले: in/at (the place/person) Śibila
• शिबिले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• लेभे: obtained, received
• लेभे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• शिबे: in/at Śiba
• शिबे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिब
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रतर्दनः: Pratardana (proper name)
• प्रतर्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतर्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतर्दनात्: from Pratardana
• प्रतर्दनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतर्दन
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अष्टकः: Aṣṭaka (proper name)
• अष्टकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्न: ate, consumed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• पृषदः: Pṛṣada (proper name)
• पृषदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अष्टकात्: from Aṣṭaka
• अष्टकात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टक
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yadu
• Śibi
• Pratardana
• Aṣṭaka
• Pṛṣada
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces the importance of dynastic continuity in the context of rājadharma: righteous governance is remembered and validated through well-attested lineages, linking present instruction to exemplary ancestors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is reciting a genealogical sequence—Yadu → Śibi → Pratardana → Aṣṭaka → Pṛṣada—situating the discussion within the authoritative tradition of ancient kings.