Shloka 38
Devanagari script
भग्वज्धिरास्तथा कण्वो मेधातिथिरथ प्रभु: । बहीं च गुणसम्पन्न: प्राचीं दिशमुपाश्रिता:
Transliteration
bhagvajdhirāstathā kaṇvo medhātithiratha prabhuḥ | barhīṃ ca guṇasampannaḥ prācīṃ diśamupāśritāḥ |
Translation
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଭଗ୍ୱଜ୍ଧିରା, କଣ୍ୱ, ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ମେଧାତିଥି ଓ ସର୍ବଗୁଣସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ବର୍ହୀ—ଏମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପୂର୍ବ ଦିଗକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରି ବସନ୍ତି।
Word by Word
यवक्रीतःYavakrīta (a sage)
यवक्रीतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयवक्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रैभ्यःRaibhya (a sage)
रैभ्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कक्षीवान्Kakṣīvān (a sage)
कक्षीवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकक्षीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
औशिजःAuśija (a sage)
औशिजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऔशिज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भृगुःBhṛgu (a sage)
भृगुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अङ्गिराःAṅgiras (a sage)
अङ्गिराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कण्वःKaṇva (a sage)
कण्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेधातिथिःMedhātithi (a sage)
मेधातिथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेधातिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथand/then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
प्रभुःmighty, powerful
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बर्हीBarhi (a sage)
बर्ही:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिन्/बर्ही (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गुणसम्पन्नःendowed with virtues
गुणसम्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणसम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राचीम्eastern
प्राचीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
उपाश्रिताःhaving resorted to / dwelling in
उपाश्रिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-श्रि (धातु) / उपाश्रित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
BhagvajdhiraK
KanvaM
MedhatithiB
BarhiE
Eastern direction (Praci disha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that dharma is preserved by exemplary sages established across the world; naming them and locating them in the eastern quarter highlights virtue, authority, and the idea of a morally ordered sacred geography.
Bhishma is enumerating revered seers associated with a particular direction. Here he identifies sages who are said to dwell in the eastern quarter, continuing a directional catalog of eminent figures.