Shloka 25

Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

मृग्यां जात: स तेजस्वी काश्यपस्य सुतः प्रभु: । विषये लोमपादस्य यश्चकाराद्धुतं महत्‌,वे तेजस्वी एवं शक्तिशाली मुनि मृगीके पेटसे पैदा हुए थे और कश्यपनन्दन विभाण्डकके पुत्र थे। उन्होंने राजा लोमपादके राज्यमें अत्यन्त अद्भुत कार्य किया था

Transliteration

mṛgyāṃ jātaḥ sa tejasvī kāśyapasya sutaḥ prabhuḥ | viṣaye lomapādasya yaś cakārādbhutaṃ mahat ||

Translation

He was a radiant and powerful sage, born of a doe, of Kāśyapa’s line—Vibhāṇḍaka’s son. In King Lomapāda’s realm he accomplished a great and astonishing deed.

Word by Word

मृग्याम्in (the womb of) the doe

जातःborn

सःhe

तेजस्वीradiant, illustrious

काश्यपस्यof Kaśyapa

सुतःson

प्रभुःlord, powerful one

विषयेin the realm/territory

लोमपादस्यof Lomapāda

यःwho

चकारdid, performed

अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous

महत्great

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ṛ

Ṛśyaśṛṅga (implied by description: born of a doe; son of Vibhāṇḍaka)

Vibhāṇḍaka

Kāśyapa

Lomapāda

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes