Shloka 55

Devanagari script

आदिराज: पृथुर्वैन्यो मित्रभानु: प्रियड्कर: । त्रसद्स्युस्तथा राजा श्वेतो राजर्षिसत्तम:

Transliteration

ādirājaḥ pṛthur vainyo mitrabhānuḥ priyāṅkaraḥ | trasadsyus tathā rājā śveto rājarṣisattamaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—(ଏବେ ଆହୁରି) ରାଜର୍ଷିମାନଙ୍କ ନାମ ଶୁଣ—ବେନପୁତ୍ର ଆଦିରାଜ ପୃଥୁ; ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପ୍ରିୟ ଓ ହିତକାରୀ ମିତ୍ରଭାନୁ; ରାଜା ତ୍ରସଦ୍ସ୍ୟୁ; ଏବଂ ରାଜର୍ଷିମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଶ୍ୱେତ।

Word by Word

• आदिराजः: the first/primeval king
• आदिराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथुः: Pṛthu
• पृथुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैन्यः: son/descendant of Vena
• वैन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मित्रभानुः: Mitrabhānu
• मित्रभानुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रभानु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियङ्करः: one who does what is pleasing
• प्रियङ्करः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियङ्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रसद्स्युः: Trasadsyu
• त्रसद्स्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रसद्स्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वेतः: Śveta
• श्वेतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजर्षि-सत्तमः: best of royal sages
• राजर्षि-सत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षिसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pṛthu (Vainya)
• Vena
• Mitrabhānu
• Trasadsyu
• Śveta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contributes to a dharmic practice of remembering exemplary rulers (rājarṣis). Their names function as moral models: recalling them is presented as a way to cultivate reverence for righteous governance, generosity, and self-restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is enumerating celebrated king-sages. This verse names Pṛthu (son of Vena) and a few others—Mitrabhānu, Trasadsyu, and Śveta—as part of a longer catalogue whose recitation is praised.