Shloka 30

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रं च दायादं गाधि: कुशिकनन्दन: । यः प्राप ब्रह्मसमितं विश्वै््रह्मगुणैर्युतम्‌

Transliteration

viśvāmitraṃ ca dāyādaṃ gādhiḥ kuśikanandanaḥ | yaḥ prāpa brahmasamitaṃ viśvaiḥ brahmaguṇair yutam ||

Translation

Vāsudeva said: “Gādhi, the delight of the Kuśika line, obtained as his heir a son named Viśvāmitra—endowed with every virtue proper to a brāhmaṇa and admitted into the company of Brahmarṣis.”

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रम्: Vishvamitra (as object)
• विश्वामित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• दायादम्: heir; son
• दायादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गाधिः: Gadhi
• गाधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशिकनन्दनः: son of Kushika
• कुशिकनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप: attained; obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रह्मसमितम्: equal to Brahma / comparable to Brahma
• ब्रह्मसमितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-समित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वैः: with all
• विश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ब्रह्मगुणैः: with brahminical qualities
• ब्रह्मगुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युतम्: endowed; possessed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Gādhi
• Kuśika
• Viśvāmitra
• Brahmarṣis (brahmasamiti/assembly of sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual authority and the highest sage-status are validated by brahmanical virtues and realized attainment. The verse underscores merit—qualities like discipline, truth, and austerity—as the ethical basis for recognition as a Brahmarṣi.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva describes Gādhi of the Kuśika line receiving Viśvāmitra as his heir, emphasizing that Viśvāmitra possessed complete brahmanical qualities and attained admission among the Brahmarṣis.