Shloka 16

Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)

Devanagari script

जड्घाबन्धुश्न रैभ्यश्व॒ कोपवेगस्तथा भृगुः । हरिबभ्ुश्न कौण्डिन्यो बश्रुमाली सनातन:

Transliteration

jaḍghābandhuś ca raibhyāśvaḥ kopavegas tathā bhṛguḥ | haribabhruś ca kauṇḍinyo baśrumālī sanātanaḥ ||

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അവിടെ ജഡ്ഘാബന്ധു, റൈഭ്യാശ്വൻ, കോപവേഗൻ, ഭൃഗു; അതുപോലെ ഹരിബഭ്രു, കൗണ്ഡിന്യൻ, ബശ്രുമാലി, പുരാതന ഋഷി സനാതനനും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

जड्घाबन्धुःJadghābandhu (a proper name)

रैभ्यश्वःRaibhyāśva (a proper name)

कोपवेगःKopavega (a proper name; lit. 'impetus of anger')

तथाand also; likewise

भृगुःBhṛgu (a proper name)

हरिबभ्रुःHaribabhru (a proper name)

कौण्डिन्यःKauṇḍinya (a proper name)

बाष्पुमालीBāṣpumālī (a proper name; lit. 'garlanded with tears')

सनातनःSanātana (a proper name / 'the eternal')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jaḍghābandhu

Raibhyāśva

Kopavega

Bhṛgu

Haribabhru

Kauṇḍinya

Baśrumālī

Sanātana

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 reinforces the Mahābhārata’s ethic of grounding dharma in remembered tradition: naming venerable sages and lineages signals that moral and social order is supported by authoritative exemplars and inherited wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of notable figures—primarily sages or revered persons—present or relevant in the context, using a catalog-style listing to situate the episode within a wider sacred and historical network.