Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

श्यामायनो<थ गार्ग्यश्व॒ जाबालि: सुश्रुतस्तथा । कारीषिरथ संभश्रुत्य: परपौरवतन्तव:

Transliteration

śyāmāyano ’tha gārgyāśvaḥ jābāliḥ suśrutas tathā | kārīṣiratha saṃbhaśrutyaḥ parapauravatantavaḥ ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—తదుపరి శ్యామాయనుడు, గార్గ్యాశ్వుడు, జాబాలి, సుశ్రుతుడు; అలాగే కారీషిరథుడు, సంభశ్రుత్యుడు, మరియు పరపౌరవ వంశసంబంధులు కూడా ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

श्यामायनःŚyāmāyana (a sage)

अथthen/and now

गार्ग्यःGārgya (a sage)

चand

जाबालिःJābāli (a sage)

सुश्रुतःSuśruta (a sage)

तथाlikewise/also

कारीषिरथःKārīṣiratha (a sage)

संभश्रुत्यःSaṃbhaśrutya (a sage)

परपौरवतन्तवःthe Parapaurava line/descendants (lit. threads of the Parapauravas)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Śyāmāyana

Gārgyāśva

Jābāli

Suśruta

Kārīṣiratha

Saṃbhaśrutya

Parapaurava (lineage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is grounded in the remembered teachings and living traditions of authoritative sages and lineages; Bhīṣma reinforces his instruction by citing respected names and ancestral schools as sources of reliable ethical knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues enumerating notable sages and lineage-holders, presenting them as exemplars or authorities whose traditions support the dharmic guidance he is conveying in the Anuśāsana Parva.