śukro vareṇyaś ca vibhuḥ savanaś ceti sapta te | bhārgavā vāruṇāḥ sarve yeṣāṁ vaṁśe bhavān api ||
Translation
వసిష్ఠుడు పలికెను—శుక్రుడు, వరేణ్యుడు, విభువు, సవనుడు—ఇవీ కలిపి మొత్తం ఏడు. వీరందరూ భార్గవులే; పరంపరగా ‘వారుణులు’ అని ప్రసిద్ధులు. ఆ వంశంలోనే నీవు కూడా జన్మించితివి.
Word by Word
{'śukraḥ''Śukra
{'śukraḥ':
a renowned Bhārgava sage (also associated with preceptorship and wisdom)', 'vareṇyaḥ''Vareṇya
a renowned Bhārgava sage (also associated with preceptorship and wisdom)', 'vareṇyaḥ':
a proper name here (also means “excellent, choice-worthy” in general usage)', 'vibhuḥ''Vibhu
a proper name here (also means “excellent, choice-worthy” in general usage)', 'vibhuḥ':
a proper name here (also means “mighty, all-pervading”)', 'savanaḥ''Savana
a proper name here (also means “mighty, all-pervading”)', 'savanaḥ':
a proper name here (also connected with “pressing/rite” in Vedic usage)', 'iti''thus
a proper name here (also connected with “pressing/rite” in Vedic usage)', 'iti':
marking the close of a list/quotation', 'sapta''seven', 'te': 'they/these (referring to the seven persons named)', 'bhārgavāḥ': 'descendants of Bhṛgu
marking the close of a list/quotation', 'sapta':
members of the Bhṛgu lineage', 'vāruṇāḥ''called Vāruṇa
members of the Bhṛgu lineage', 'vāruṇāḥ':
associated with Varuṇa (a lineage-epithet/traditional designation)', 'sarve''all', 'yeṣām': 'of whom
associated with Varuṇa (a lineage-epithet/traditional designation)', 'sarve':
whose', 'vaṁśe''in the lineage/dynasty', 'bhavān': 'you (honorific)', 'api': 'also, even'}
whose', 'vaṁśe':
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vasiṣṭha
Ś
Śukra
V
Vareṇya
V
Vibhu
S
Savana
B
Bhārgavas (Bhṛgu lineage)
V
Vāruṇas (lineage epithet connected with Varuṇa)
B
Bhṛgu
V
Varuṇa
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral weight of belonging to a revered lineage of sages: tradition confers not only honor but also responsibility to uphold learning, restraint, and dharma.
Vasiṣṭha is identifying a set of seven Bhārgava figures and stating that Bhārgavas are known as Vāruṇas; he then links the listener directly to that same ancestral line.
