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Shloka 1

भरद्वाजपुत्रवधः

The Slaying of Bharadvāja’s Son and the Sage’s Lament

Devanagari script

अपना स२ (0 अवज असल सप्तत्रिशर्दाधिकशततमोब< ध्याय: भरद्वाजका पुत्रशोकसे विलाप करना, रैभ्यमुनिको शाप देना एवं स्वयं अग्निमें प्रवेश करना लोगश उवाच भरद्वाजस्तु कौन्तेय कृत्वा स्वाध्यायमाद्विकम्‌ | समित्कलापमादाय प्रविवेश स्वमाश्रमम्‌

Transliteration

Lomaśa uvāca — Bharadvājas tu Kaunteya kṛtvā svādhyāyam ādvijam | samit-kalāpam ādāya praviveśa svam āśramam ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “O son of Kuntī, the sage Bharadvāja, having completed his daily Vedic recitation befitting a twice-born, took up a bundle of sacred fuel-sticks and entered his own hermitage.”

Word by Word

लोमशःLomasha (the sage)

उवाचsaid

भरद्वाजःBharadvaja

तुbut/indeed

कौन्तेयO son of Kunti

कृत्वाhaving done

स्वाध्यायम्self-study/recitation (of Veda)

आद्विकम्daily/regular (prescribed)

समित्कलापम्bundle of firewood (samidh)

आदायhaving taken

प्रविवेशentered

स्वम्his own

आश्रमम्hermitage

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Bharadvāja

Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)

āśrama (hermitage)

samit (fuel-sticks)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dvija-dharma in the forest setting: disciplined svādhyāya (Vedic recitation) and readiness for yajña through carrying samit. Ethical emphasis lies on steady daily duty (nitya-karma) as the foundation of a righteous life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa begins a new episode by describing Bharadvāja’s routine. After finishing his Vedic recitation, Bharadvāja gathers a bundle of fuel-sticks for the sacred fire and returns into his hermitage, setting the scene for the events that follow in the chapter.