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Shloka 20

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

कान्यकुब्जे महानासीत्‌ पार्थिव: सुमहाबल: । गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके वनवासं जगाम ह,इसी समय इस भूतलपर कान्यकुब्जदेशमें एक महाबली महाराज शासन करते थे जो गाधिके नामसे विख्यात थे। वे राजधानी छोड़कर वनमें गये और वहीं रहने लगे। उनके वनवासकालमें ही एक कन्या उत्पन्न हुई जो अप्सराके समान सुन्दरी थी। भारत! विवाहके योग्य होनेपर भृगुपुत्र ऋचीक मुनिने उसका वरण किया

kānyakubje mahān āsīt pārthivaḥ sumahābalaḥ | gādhīti viśruto loke vanavāsaṃ jagāma ha ||

In Kānyakubja there once ruled a mighty king of great strength, a sovereign renowned in the world by the name Gādhi. Renouncing the life of the capital, he went to dwell in the forest. The verse sets the stage for a lineage narrative: a powerful ruler turns toward austerity and forest-dwelling, a shift that frames later events in terms of restraint, renunciation, and the moral weight of choices made by kings and sages alike.

कान्यकुब्जेin Kanyakubja
कान्यकुब्जे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकान्यकुब्ज
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
पार्थिवःa king
पार्थिवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुमहाबलःvery mighty
सुमहाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-महाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गाधीGādhi (name)
गाधी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगाधी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
विश्रुतःrenowned
विश्रुतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-श्रु (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वनवासम्forest-dwelling, exile in the forest
वनवासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवनवास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
indeed (emphatic particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

अकृतव्रण उवाच

G
Gādhi
K
Kānyakubja