Shloka 26

Devanagari script

यवक्रीतो<थ रैभ्यश्व अर्वावसुपरावसू

Transliteration

yavakrīto 'tha raibhyāśva arvāvasu-parāvasū

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Then (there were) Yavakrīta, Raibhyāśva, and the two brothers Arvāvasu and Parāvasu.”

Word by Word

• यवक्रीतः: Yavakrīta (proper name)
• यवक्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• रैभ्यः: Raibhya (proper name)
• रैभ्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अर्वावसुः: Arvāvasu (proper name)
• अर्वावसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परावसुः: Parāvasu (proper name)
• परावसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yavakrīta
• Raibhyāśva
• Arvāvasu
• Parāvasu
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse itself is primarily identificatory, but within Śānti Parva it serves the didactic method of grounding dharma-instruction in remembered lineages and exemplars—showing that ethical discourse is transmitted through recognized teachers, families, and narrative precedents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is continuing a list of notable figures—naming Yavakrīta, Raibhyāśva, and the two brothers Arvāvasu and Parāvasu—as part of a broader account that connects persons and traditions relevant to the surrounding dharma discussion.