Shloka 52

Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

वल्गुजड्घश्न भगवान्‌ गालवश्व महानृषि: । ऋषिर्वज़्स्तथा ख्यात: सालंकायन एव च

Transliteration

valgujaḍghaśna bhagavān gālavaśva mahānṛṣiḥ | ṛṣir vajraḥ tathā khyātaḥ sālaṅkāyana eva ca ||

Translation

भीष्म उवाच—वल्गुजड्घश्नो भगवान्, गालवश्वो महानृषिः। ऋषिर्वज्र इति ख्यातः, सालंकायन एव च॥

Word by Word

• वल्गु: pleasant, charming
• वल्गु: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्गु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जड्घश्न: Jadghashna (proper name/epithet)
• जड्घश्न: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जड्घश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: venerable, blessed
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गालवः: Gālava (name of a sage)
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वजः: Vaja (proper name)
• वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ख्यातः: known, famed
• ख्यातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सालंकायनः: Sālaṅkāyana (proper name)
• सालंकायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालंकायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Valgujaḍghaśna
• Gālavaśva
• Vajra (ṛṣi)
• Sālaṅkāyana