Shloka 25

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

सोमवंशाग्रजो धीमान् भवभक्तः प्रतापवान् इक्ष्वाकोर्वंशविस्तारं पश्चाद्वक्ष्ये तपोधनाः

Transliteration

somavaṃśāgrajo dhīmān bhavabhaktaḥ pratāpavān ikṣvākorvaṃśavistāraṃ paścādvakṣye tapodhanāḥ

Translation

Le plus éminent rejeton de la dynastie lunaire était sage, dévot de Bhava (Śiva) et rayonnant de vaillance. Ô ascètes riches en tapas, plus tard je raconterai aussi l’ample déploiement de la lignée d’Ikṣvāku.

Word by Word

• सोमवंश-अग्रजः: foremost descendant of the Lunar dynasty

• धीमान्: wise, discerning

• भव-भक्तः: devotee of Bhava (Śiva), devoted to Pati

• प्रतापवान्: illustrious, valorous

• इक्ष्वाकोः: of Ikṣvāku

• वंश-विस्तारम्: the detailed spread/extension of the dynasty

• पश्चात्: afterwards, later

• वक्ष्ये: I shall declare/recount

• तपोधनाः: O treasuries of austerity (ascetics)

Speaker

Suta Goswami