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Shloka 3.14.18

जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings (Aranyakanda 14)

उलूकाञ्जनयत्क्रौञ्ची भासी भासान्व्यजायत।।3.14.18।।श्येनी श्येनांश्च गृध्रांश्च व्यजायत सुतेजसः।धृतराष्ट्रीतु हंसांश्च कलहंसांश्च सर्वशः।।3.14.19।।

krauñcīṃ bhāsīṃ tathā śyenīṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrīṃ tathā śukīm ||3.14.17||

tāmrāpi suṣuve kanyāḥ pañcaitā lokaviśrutāḥ |

Tāmra, too, gave birth to five daughters—Krauñcī, Bhāsī, Śyenī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī, and Śukī—maidens renowned in the world.

Krounchi gave birth to owls, Bhasi to Bhasa birds, Synei to bright hawks and vultures, Dhrutharashtri to swans and chakravakas with sweet notes.

T
Tāmra
K
Krauñcī
B
Bhāsī
Ś
Śyenī
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭrī
Ś
Śukī
R
Rāma

Respect for truthful lineage and right knowledge (satya-jñāna): accurate transmission of tradition supports moral order and cultural memory.

A knowledgeable speaker explains to Rāma the famed progeny of Tāmra, listing her five daughters.

Śraddhā and learning: the episode values careful remembrance and faithful reporting of received knowledge.