Shloka 17
Adhyāya 108: Paścima-dik—Varuṇa’s Realm, Sunset Cosmology, and Sacred-Geographic Markers
Suparṇa–Gālava संवाद
Devanagari script
अत्र चक्रधनुर्नाम सूर्याज्जातो महानृषि:
Transliteration
atra cakradhanuḥ nāma sūryāj jāto mahān ṛṣiḥ
Translation
येथे सूर्यापासून उत्पन्न ‘चक्रधनु’ नावाचे एक महान ऋषीही होते।
Word by Word
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्रधनुःChakradhanu (name of a sage; lit. 'wheel-bow')
चक्रधनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्रधनुस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name / named
नाम:
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सूर्यात्from the Sun
सूर्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
जातःborn
जातः:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषिःsage
ऋषिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युपर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
C
CakradhanuS
SūryaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes moral and narrative authority by citing an eminent, solar-born ṛṣi. In the Mahābhārata, invoking such lineage signals that the guidance or example to follow is rooted in dharmic tradition rather than mere expediency.
Yuparṇa introduces a figure: a great sage named Cakradhanu, said to be born from Sūrya. This functions as a transition into a related account or precedent connected with that sage.