Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अन्रिर्वसिष्ठ: शक्तिश्च पाराशर्यश्न वीर्यवान्‌ । विश्वामित्रो भरद्वाजो जमदग्निस्तथैव च

Transliteration

Agnir Vasiṣṭhaḥ Śaktiś ca Pārāśaryaś ca vīryavān | Viśvāmitro Bharadvājo Jamadagniḥ tathaiva ca ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—అగ్ని, ఋషి వసిష్ఠుడు, శక్తి, మరియు పరాశరపుత్రుడైన వీర్యవంతుడు వ్యాసుడు; అలాగే విశ్వామిత్రుడు, భరద్వాజుడు, జమదగ్ని కూడా.

Word by Word

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras (sage)
• अङ्गिराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तिः: Śakti (sage)
• शक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पाराशर्यः: Pārāśarya (son of Parāśara; Vyāsa)
• पाराशर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाराशर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीर्यवान्: mighty, possessed of valor
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra (sage)
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (sage)
• भरद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni (sage)
• जमदग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Vasiṣṭha
• Śakti
• Pārāśarya
• Viśvāmitra
• Bharadvāja
• Jamadagni

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces dharma by appealing to the authority of revered Vedic figures and rishis. By naming them, Bhishma frames the discussion within an ethical tradition where exemplary sages and sacred powers serve as standards for right conduct and trustworthy testimony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is listing eminent sacred beings and seers—Agni and major rishis—likely as part of a larger enumeration of authoritative witnesses, exemplars, or lineage-holders relevant to the instruction being given in this section of the Anushasana Parva.