Shloka 8

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिश्न शुक्रश्न च्यवनश्न महामुनि: । सनत्कुमार: कपिलो वाल्मीकिस्तुम्बुरु: कुरु:

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiś ca śukraś ca cyavanaś ca mahāmuniḥ | sanatkumāraḥ kapilo vālmīkis tumburuḥ kuruḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ブリハスパティとシュクラ、偉大なる聖仙チャヴァナ、サナトクマーラ、カピラ、ヴァールミーキ、トゥンブール、そしてクル（もまた）……」

Word by Word

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

शुक्रःŚukra

च्यवनःCyavana

महामुनिःthe great sage

सनत्कुमारःSanatkumāra

कपिलःKapila

वाल्मीकिःVālmīki

तुम्बुरुःTumburu

कुरुःKuru

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bṛhaspati

Śukra (Uśanas)

Cyavana

Sanatkumāra

Kapila

Vālmīki

Tumburu

Kuru

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as an appeal to authoritative tradition: by naming renowned preceptors, sages, and exemplars, the text signals that the forthcoming guidance on dharma—especially royal and ethical conduct—rests on a broad, respected lineage of wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is listing eminent figures—divine counselors, philosophical teachers, poet-sages, and ancestral kings—setting the stage for a discourse in Śānti Parva where instruction is strengthened by citing venerable authorities.