Shloka 8

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

तपसश्च मनु पुत्र भानुं चाप्यड्रिरा: सृजत्‌ । बृहद्धानु तु त॑ प्राहुब्राह्मिणा वेदपारगा:,तपके मनु (प्रजापति) स्वरूप पुत्र भानु नामक अग्निको अंगिराने भी (अपना प्रभाव अर्पित करके) नूतन जीवन प्रदान किया है। वेदोंके पारगामी विद्वान ब्राह्मण भानुको ही “बृहद्धानु' कहते हैं

Transliteration

tapasaś ca manu-putra bhānuṃ cāpy aṅgirāḥ sṛjat | bṛhaddhānuṃ tu taṃ prāhur brāhmaṇā veda-pāragāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “By the power of austerity, O son of Manu, Aṅgiras also brought forth Bhānu (Agni) and endowed him with renewed potency. The learned Brāhmaṇas who have crossed to the far shore of the Vedas call that Bhānu by the name ‘Bṛhaddhānu.’”

Word by Word

तपसःof austerity; by (the power) of austerity

चand

मनुO Manu

पुत्रO son

भानुम्Bhānu (name); the radiant one

चand

अपिalso

अङ्गिराःAṅgiras (the sage)

सृजत्created; produced

बृहद्धानुम्Bṛhaddhānu (lit. ‘great-bow’), an epithet/name

तुbut; indeed

तंhim; that one

प्राहुःthey said; they call

ब्राह्मिणाःBrahmins

वेदपारगाःversed in the Vedas; having gone to the far shore of the Vedas

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Manu

Aṅgiras

Bhānu

Agni

Brāhmaṇas (Veda-pāragas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes