Shloka 8

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिश्न शुक्रश्न च्यवनश्न महामुनि: । सनत्कुमार: कपिलो वाल्मीकिस्तुम्बुरु: कुरु:

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiś ca śukraś ca cyavanaś ca mahāmuniḥ | sanatkumāraḥ kapilo vālmīkis tumburuḥ kuruḥ ||

Translation

બૃહસ્પતિ અને શુક્ર, મહામુનિ ચ્યવન; સનત્કુમાર, કપિલ, વાલ્મીકી, તુંબુરુ અને કુરુ—(આ પણ)…

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुक्रः: Śukra
• शुक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाल्मीकिः: Vālmīki
• वाल्मीकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल्मीकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुः: Kuru
• कुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bṛhaspati
• Śukra (Uśanas)
• Cyavana
• Sanatkumāra
• Kapila
• Vālmīki
• Tumburu
• Kuru

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as an appeal to authoritative tradition: by naming renowned preceptors, sages, and exemplars, the text signals that the forthcoming guidance on dharma—especially royal and ethical conduct—rests on a broad, respected lineage of wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is listing eminent figures—divine counselors, philosophical teachers, poet-sages, and ancestral kings—setting the stage for a discourse in Śānti Parva where instruction is strengthened by citing venerable authorities.