Shloka 26

Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

तव चैव गुणश्लाघी पुत्र उत्पत्स्यते महान्‌ अस्मद्वंशकर: श्रीमान्‌ सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

tava caiva guṇaślāghī putra utpatsyate mahān asmadvaṁśakaraḥ śrīmān satyam etad bravīmi te

Translation

Bhīṣma donne une assurance véridique : «De ton sein naîtra un fils aux vertus éminentes—grand, rayonnant et prospère—qui fera perdurer notre lignée. Je te dis ceci en toute vérité.»

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tava', 'definition': 'of you

• your'}, {'term': 'caiva', 'definition': 'and indeed

• also certainly'}, {'term': 'guṇaślāghī', 'definition': 'praised for virtues

• possessing commendable qualities'}, {'term': 'putraḥ', 'definition': 'son'}, {'term': 'utpatsyate', 'definition': 'will be born

• will arise'}, {'term': 'mahān', 'definition': 'great

• eminent'}, {'term': 'asmad-vaṁśa-karaḥ', 'definition': 'one who continues/establishes our lineage'}, {'term': 'śrīmān', 'definition': 'prosperous

• endowed with splendor'}, {'term': 'satyam', 'definition': 'truth

• truly'}, {'term': 'etat', 'definition': 'this'}, {'term': 'bravīmi', 'definition': 'I say

• I declare'}, {'term': 'te', 'definition': 'to you'}]

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma