Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 156 Shloka 36 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 36

Devanagari script

दृढेयुश्न ऋतेयुश्व परिव्याधश्व कीर्तिमान्‌ | एकत्र द्वितश्वैव त्रितश्षादित्यसांनिभा:

Transliteration

dṛḍheyur ṛteyuś ca parivyādhaś ca kīrtimān | ekatra dvitāś caiva tritāś cādityasaṃnibhāḥ ||

Translation

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ದೃಢೇಯು, ಋತೇಯು, ಮತ್ತು ಕೀರ್ತಿಮಂತ ಪರಿಭ್ಯಾಧ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸೂರ್ಯಸಮಾನ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಗಳಾದ ಏಕತ, ದ್ವಿತ, ತ್ರಿತ—ಇವರು ವರుణನ ಏಳು ಋತ್ವಿಜರು; ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವರು.

Word by Word

दृढेयुःDṛḍheyu (a sage’s name)

ऋतेयुःṚteyu (a sage’s name)

चand

परिव्याधःParivyādha (a sage’s name)

चand

कीर्तिमान्famous, renowned

एकत्रin one place; together

द्वितःin two ways/places; secondly

चand

एवindeed; just

त्रितःin three ways/places; thirdly

आदित्य-सन्निभाःresembling the Sun

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Varuṇa

Dṛḍheyu

Ṛ

Ṛteyu

Parivyādha

Ekatrā

Dvitā

Tritā

Āditya (Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the sanctity and authority of Vedic ritual lineages: named ṛtviks of Varuṇa are portrayed as sun-radiant, implying purity, discipline, and alignment with ṛta (cosmic order). Ethical force is conveyed indirectly—dharma is upheld through properly ordered sacred offices and qualified officiants.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is listing and identifying a set of seven priests associated with Varuṇa, describing their fame and brilliance and noting their residence in the western quarter. The passage functions as a catalog within Bhīṣma’s instruction, grounding his discourse in traditional sacred personages.