Shloka 231

Devanagari script

कश्यपोडत्रिर्वसिष्ठ क्ष भरद्वाजो5थ गौतम: । विश्वामित्रो जमदग्नि: साध्वी चैवाप्यरुन्धती

Transliteration

kaśyapo 'trir vasiṣṭhaś ca bharadvājo 'tha gautamaḥ | viśvāmitro jamadagniḥ sādhvī caivāpy arundhatī ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—కశ్యపుడు, అత్రి, వసిష్ఠుడు, భరద్వాజుడు, గౌతముడు; విశ్వామిత్రుడు, జమదగ్ని; అలాగే సాధ్వి అరుంధతీ కూడా.

Word by Word

कश्यपःKashyapa

उदत्रिःUdatri (a sage)

वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha

भरद्वाजःBharadvāja

अथand then / also

गौतमःGautama

विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra

जमदग्निःJamadagni

साध्वीvirtuous (lady)

चand

एवindeed / just

अपिalso

अरुन्धतीArundhatī

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaśyapa

Atri

Vasiṣṭha

Bharadvāja

Gautama

Viśvāmitra

Jamadagni

Arundhatī

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?

By naming eminent ṛṣis and the sādhvī Arundhatī, the passage underscores that dharma is best understood through authoritative exemplars—those whose lives embody tapas, learning, restraint, and marital fidelity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is enumerating revered sages (and Arundhatī) as part of a broader discourse in the Anuśāsana Parva, using their names to anchor his instruction in respected tradition and models of righteous conduct.