Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ऋषिर्मेधातिथे: पुत्र: कण्वो बर्हिषदस्तथा

Transliteration

ṛṣir medhātitheḥ putraḥ kaṇvo barhiṣadas tathā

Translation

ऋषिर्मेधातिथेः पुत्रः कण्वो बर्हिषदस्तथा।

Word by Word

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

• मेधातिथेः: of Medhātithi
• मेधातिथेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधातिथि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कण्वः: Kaṇva
• कण्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बर्हिषदः: of Barhiṣad
• बर्हिषदः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिषद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Medhātithi
• Kaṇva
• Barhiṣad (lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the authority of dharma-teaching through recognized lineages of seers: ethical and ritual knowledge is validated by remembered succession (ṛṣi–paramparā) and careful identification of teachers.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s instruction during Śānti Parva, he cites or lists revered sages by name and parentage—here identifying Kaṇva as Medhātithi’s son and associating him with the Barhiṣad line—supporting a broader discussion grounded in traditional authorities.