Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अत्र चक्रधनुर्नाम सूर्याज्जातो महानृषि:

Transliteration

atra cakradhanuḥ nāma sūryāj jāto mahān ṛṣiḥ

Translation

Aqui também houve um grande sábio chamado Cakradhanu, nascido do Sol. Ao evocar um vidente de estirpe solar, a narração firma o que se segue numa linhagem sagrada e numa autoridade moral, sugerindo que o conselho ou precedente citado não é mera estratégia mundana, mas algo sancionado pela venerável tradição.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

चand

चक्रधनुःChakradhanu (name of a sage; lit. 'wheel-bow')

नामby name / named

सूर्यात्from the Sun

जातःborn

महान्great

ऋषिःsage

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Cakradhanu

Sūrya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.