Shloka 266

Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)

Devanagari script

तेजसा भास्कराकारो गाधिज: समपद्यत । तदनन्तर महान प्रयत्नके द्वारा नाना प्रकारकी तपस्या करके गाधिनन्दन विश्वामित्र अपने तेजसे सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित होने लगे

Transliteration

tejasā bhāskarākāro gādhijaḥ samapadyata |

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍອຳນາດແຫ່ງຕະປະສະຍາ ບຸດຂອງກາທິ (ວິສະວາມິດຕະຣະ) ໄດ້ບັນລຸຄວາມສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງດວງອາທິດ. ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍຄວາມພາກພຽນອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ແລະການພະຍາຍາມບໍ່ຢຸດຢັ້ງ—ປະພຶດຕະປະສະຍາຫຼາຍປະເພດ—ທ່ານກໍສ່ອງປະກາຍດັ່ງອາທິດ.

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by (his) brilliance/energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भास्कराकारः: having the form/appearance of the sun
• भास्कराकारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्कर-आकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गाधिजः: Gādhija (son of Gādhi; Viśvāmitra)
• गाधिजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधिज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समपद्यत: became; attained (that state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Gādhi
• Viśvāmitra
• Sūrya (Bhāskara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained tapas (disciplined austerity) generates tejas—an inner potency that can elevate a person’s stature and capability. The verse highlights ethical perseverance: greatness is achieved through effort and self-mastery rather than mere birth or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes Viśvāmitra (Gādhi’s son) becoming sun-like in radiance due to his austerities, and then continuing with intense, varied practices, shining ever more brilliantly—signaling his growing spiritual attainment and authority.