Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ऋचीकपुत्रो रामश्न ऋषिरौद्दालकिस्तथा । श्वेतकेतु: कोहलश्न विपुलो देवलस्तथा

Transliteration

ṛcīkaputro rāmaśna ṛṣir-auddālakis tathā | śvetaketuḥ kohalaśna vipulo devalas tathā

Translation

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഋചീകപുത്രനായ രാമൻ; അതുപോലെ ഋഷി ഔദ്ദാലകി; കൂടാതെ ശ്വേതകേതു, കോഹലൻ, വിപുലൻ, ദേവലനും.

Word by Word

• ऋचीकपुत्रः: the son of Ṛcīka
• ऋचीकपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीक-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामः: Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• औद्दालकिः: Auddālaki (descendant of Uddālaka)
• औद्दालकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: औद्दालकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• श्वेतकेतुः: Śvetaketu
• श्वेतकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कोहलः: Kohala
• कोहलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोहल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विपुलः: Vipula
• विपुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Ṛcīka
• Rāmaśna
• Auddālaki
• Śvetaketu
• Kohalaśna
• Vipula
• Devala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By invoking a lineage of renowned sages, Bhīṣma grounds his instruction in established moral and spiritual authority, implying that the dharma being taught is supported by venerable tradition and exemplary figures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is enumerating respected sages—Rāmaśna (son of Ṛcīka), Auddālaki, Śvetaketu, Kohalaśna, Vipula, and Devala—likely as witnesses, exemplars, or transmitters connected to the topic under discussion in this section of the Anuśāsana Parva.