Shloka 12

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

दाल्भ्यघोषश्न दाल्भ्यक्ष धरणीस्थो महात्मन: । कौन्तेयानन्तयशस: सुव्रतस्यामितौजस:

Transliteration

dālbhyaghoṣaś ca dālbhyakṣaḥ dharaṇīstho mahātmanaḥ | kaunteyānantayaśasaḥ suvratasya amitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

Dhaumya said: “Dālbhyaghoṣa and Dālbhyakṣa—both great-souled beings who dwell upon the earth—are connected with the Kuntī-born hero of endless fame, the man of steadfast vows and immeasurable prowess.”

Word by Word

• दाल्भ्यघोषः: Dālbhyaghoṣa (a person’s name)
• दाल्भ्यघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाल्भ्यघोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• दाल्भ्यः: Dālbhyā (a person’s name)
• दाल्भ्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाल्भ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• धरणीस्थः: standing on the ground/earth
• धरणीस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धरणीस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कौन्तेय: O son of Kuntī
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अनन्तयशसः: of (him) of endless fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुव्रतस्य: of the well-vowed/virtuous one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अमितौजसः: of (him) of immeasurable vigor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• धौम्य (Dhaumya)
• दाल्भ्यघोष (Dālbhyaghoṣa)
• दाल्भ्यक्ष (Dālbhyakṣa)
• कौन्तेय (Kaunteya—son of Kuntī, a Pāṇḍava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ideal heroic qualities—steadfast vows (suvrata), boundless vigor (amitaujas), and enduring fame (anantayaśas)—implying that ethical discipline and inner strength are central to true greatness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya identifies or introduces figures named Dālbhyaghoṣa and Dālbhyakṣa and links them to the renowned Kaunteya (a son of Kuntī), characterizing him through epithets that stress his virtue and power.