Shloka 19

शतानन्दोपदेशः

Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History

Devanagari script

कुशनाभसुतस्त्वासीद्गाधिरित्येव विश्रृत:।गाधे: पुत्रो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:।।।।

Transliteration

kuśanābhasutas tv āsīd gādhir ity eva viśrutaḥ |

gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ||

Translation

ကုရှနာဘ၏ သားတော်မှာ ‘ဂါဓိ’ ဟူ၍ နာမကျော်ကြား၏။ ဂါဓိ၏ သားတော်မှာ တေဇောဓာတ်ကြီးမားသော မဟာမုနိ ဝိශ්ဝာမိတ္တ ဖြစ်၍ တပဿာ၏ ဂုဏ်ရောင်ဖြင့် ထွန်းလင်းသူ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• kuśanābhasutaḥ: son of Kuśanābha
• kuśanābhasutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśanābha-suta (प्रातिपदिक; कुशनाभ + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुशनाभस्य सुतः)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gādhiḥ: Gādhi
• gādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iti: thus/so
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• viśrutaḥ: well-known
• viśrutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'well-known'

• gādheḥ: of Gādhi
• gādheḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahātejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (viśvāmitraḥ)

• viśvāmitraḥ: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahāmuniḥ: great sage
• mahāmuniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-muni (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/उपाधि

Context

Well-known Gadhi was the son of Kusanabha. Highly lustrous and mighty ascetic Viswamitra is the son of Gadhi.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśanābha
• Gādhi
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is presented as inheritable in culture yet earned in life: “mahātejā” and “mahāmuni” point to spiritual excellence achieved through disciplined truth and austerity.

What is the narrative situation?

The genealogy advances to Gādhi and culminates in Viśvāmitra, establishing the narrator’s identity and stature.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s tejas—moral-spiritual radiance associated with tapas, restraint, and commitment to truth.