Shloka 55
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
श्यामायनो<थ गार्ग्यश्व॒ जाबालि: सुश्रुतस्तथा । कारीषिरथ संभश्रुत्य: परपौरवतन्तव:
śyāmāyano ’tha gārgyāśvaḥ jābāliḥ suśrutas tathā | kārīṣiratha saṃbhaśrutyaḥ parapauravatantavaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Puis vinrent Śyāmāyana, Gārgyāśva, Jābāli et Suśruta ; ainsi que Kārīṣiratha, Saṃbhaśrutya, et ceux qui étaient liés à la lignée des Parapaurava.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is grounded in the remembered teachings and living traditions of authoritative sages and lineages; Bhīṣma reinforces his instruction by citing respected names and ancestral schools as sources of reliable ethical knowledge.
Bhīṣma continues enumerating notable sages and lineage-holders, presenting them as exemplars or authorities whose traditions support the dharmic guidance he is conveying in the Anuśāsana Parva.