Shloka 25

Ruru–Pramadvarā: Lineage, Fosterage, Betrothal, and the Snakebite Crisis (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 8)

Devanagari script

उद्दालक: कठझ्जैव श्लेतश्वैव महायशा: । भरद्वाज: कौणकुत्स्य आर्टिषिणो5थ गौतम:

Transliteration

uddālakaḥ kaṭhañjaiva śvetaśvaiva mahāyaśāḥ | bharadvājaḥ kauṇakutsya ārtiṣiṇo 'tha gautamaḥ ||

Translation

వారిలో ఉద్దాలకుడు, కఠంజుడు, మహాయశస్సు గల శ్వేతశ్వుడు, భరద్వాజుడు, కౌణకుత్స్యుడు, ఆర్టిషిణుడు మరియు గౌతముడు కూడా ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

उद्दालकःUddālaka (a sage)

कठःKaṭha (a sage)

चand

एवindeed/also

श्वेताश्वःŚvetāśva (lit. 'white-horsed', a sage)

एवalso/indeed

महायशाःhighly renowned

भरद्वाजःBharadvāja (a sage)

कौणकुत्स्यःKauṇakutsya (a sage/patronymic)

आर्तिषेणःĀrtiṣeṇa (a sage/patronymic)

अथthen/and further

गौतमःGautama (a sage)

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

Uddālaka

Kaṭhañja

Śvetaśva

Bharadvāja

Kauṇakutsya

Ārtiṣiṇa

Gautama

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces that dharma and sacred knowledge are preserved and authenticated through the remembered succession of ṛṣis; naming them is a way of invoking their authority and honoring the tradition of disciplined learning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka is enumerating notable sages present/recognized in the context, presenting a roll-call of revered ṛṣis (Uddālaka, Bharadvāja, Gautama, etc.) as part of the broader framing of the epic’s transmission and the sanctity of its sources.