Shloka 59

Devanagari script

अनरण्यो नरपतिर्जानुजंघस्तथैव च । कक्षसेनश्व राजर्षियें चान्ये चानुकीर्तिता:

Transliteration

anaraṇyo narapatir jānujāṅghas tathaiva ca | kakṣasenaś ca rājarṣir ye cānye cānukīrtitāḥ ||

Translation

भीष्म ने कहा—“(स्मरणीय राजाओं में) राजा अनरण्य, तथा जानुजंघ; और राजर्षि कक्षसेन—और भी ऐसे अन्य राजा, जिनका कीर्तन परम्परा में हुआ है।”

Word by Word

• अनरण्यः: Anaraṇya (a king)
• अनरण्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनरण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरपतिः: king (lord of men)
• नरपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जानुजङ्घः: Jānujaṅgha (a king; 'knee-and-shank' epithet/name)
• जानुजङ्घः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानुजङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कक्षसेनः: Kakṣasena (a royal sage/king)
• कक्षसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्षसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनुकीर्तिताः: have been recounted/mentioned
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-कीर्तित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Anaraṇya
• Jānujāṅgha
• Kakṣasena
• rājarṣi (royal sages, as a class)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces the ethical ideal of dhārmic kingship: rulers who uphold righteousness become exemplars. Remembering and praising such figures is treated as a meritorious practice that orients the listener toward dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is continuing a catalog of renowned kings and royal sages. This verse specifically names Anaraṇya, Jānujāṅgha, and Kakṣasena, indicating they belong to the broader tradition of celebrated righteous rulers.