Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

तथैव क्षत्रियो राजन्‌ विश्वामित्रो महातपा:

Transliteration

tathaiva kṣatriyo rājan viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma bersabda: “Demikian pula, wahai Raja, Viśvāmitra yang mahā-tapa—meski terlahir sebagai kṣatriya—(mencapai kedudukan rohani tertinggi).”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya (warrior/noble)
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रः: Vishvamitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातपाः: of great austerity; great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viśvāmitra
• the King (addressed as rājan)