Shloka 18

Bhīṣma’s Dream-Counsel and the Prasvāpa Astra (भीष्मस्वप्नदर्शनम् / प्रस्वापास्त्रोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

गाड़ेय: शान्तनो: पुत्रो वसुरेष महायशा:

Transliteration

Gāḍeyaḥ Śāntanoḥ putro Vasureṣa mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Gāḍeya, el ilustre hijo de Śāntanu, era Vasureṣa, célebre por su gran renombre.»

Word by Word

• गाङ्गेयः: Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma)
• गाङ्गेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनुः: of Śāntanu
• शान्तनुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुः: Vasu (one of the Vasus)
• वसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gāḍeya
• Śāntanu
• Vasureṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical emphasis on lineage and earned renown: noble descent is acknowledged, but lasting remembrance is tied to yaśas (reputation) gained through worthy conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is naming and identifying a figure within a lineage account, describing him as Śāntanu’s son and as Vasureṣa, famed and celebrated—part of a broader contextual narration about Kuru ancestry and notable persons.