Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 463

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुग्रश्नवाश्वैव भार्गवश्ष्यवनस्तथा । अब जो उत्तर दिशाका आश्रय लेकर अपनी उन्नति करते हैं

Transliteration

ṛṣir ugraśravāś caiva bhārgavaś cyavanas tathā |

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Écoutez aussi les noms de ces voyants qui, prenant refuge dans la direction du Nord, parviennent à l’élévation spirituelle : Ugraśravas, et de même le sage Bhārgava Cyavana.»

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उग्रश्रवाः: Ugraśravas (proper name; 'one of fierce fame/voice')
• उग्रश्रवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वः: Aśva (proper name; lit. horse)
• अश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्यवनः: Cyavana (proper name)
• श्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Ugraśravas
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu (implied by Bhārgava/Bhṛgunandana)
• Uttarā diś (North direction, from the accompanying prose context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces that spiritual progress is associated with seeking refuge in sacred orientations/regions (here, the North) and honoring the exemplary lives of great ṛṣis; remembering such sages functions as moral and spiritual instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma continues a catalog of revered sages connected with attaining higher welfare by resorting to the northern direction, naming Ugraśravas and the Bhārgava sage Cyavana as part of that list.