Shloka 36

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

तस्या: समभवत्‌ पुत्रो नाम्ना55ग्नेय: सुदर्शन:

Transliteration

tasyāḥ samabhavat putro nāmnāgneyaḥ sudarśanaḥ

Translation

அவளிடமிருந்து சுதர்சனன் என்னும் மகன் பிறந்தான்; அவன் ‘ஆக்னேயன்’ என்று புகழ்பெற்றான்.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• समभवत्: was born / came to be
• समभवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अग्नेयः: Agneya (belonging to Agni / named Agneya)
• अग्नेयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarsana (the handsome/beautiful-looking one)
• सुदर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Sudarśana
• Agni

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how identity in the Mahābhārata is often framed through lineage and meaningful epithets: a name like Āgneya signals a sacred or elemental association (with Agni), implying that moral and spiritual qualities are narrated through ancestry and designation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues a genealogical account, stating that a woman previously mentioned gave birth to a son named Sudarśana, who bears the epithet Āgneya, indicating a connection with Agni.