Shloka 24

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

Devanagari script

असितो देवलश्रैव जैगीषव्यश्व तत्त्ववित्‌ ऋषभो जितशबत्रुश्न महावीर्यस्तथा मणि:,असित, देवल, तत्त्वज्ञानी जैगीषव्य, शत्रुविजयी ऋषभ, महापराक्रमी मणि

Transliteration

asito devalaś caiva jaigīṣavyaś ca tattvavit | ṛṣabho jitaśatruś ca mahāvīryas tathā maṇiḥ ||

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า “อสิทะ เทวละ และไชคีษวยะผู้รู้สัจธรรม พร้อมด้วยฤษภะผู้พิชิตศัตรู และมณีผู้เลื่องชื่อด้วยเดชานุภาพ—ล้วนเป็นมุนีชั้นนำ”

Word by Word

• असितः: Asita (a sage)
• असितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (a sage)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya (a sage)
• जैगीषव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तत्त्ववित्: knower of truth/reality
• तत्त्ववित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्वविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha (a sage)
• ऋषभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितशत्रुः: one who has conquered enemies
• जितशत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महावीर्यः: of great valor/power
• महावीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/so also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मणिः: Maṇi (a sage/person named Maṇi)
• मणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Asita
• Devala
• Jaigishavya
• Rishabha
• Mani

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates ‘tattvavit’—knowledge of truth—as a primary mark of greatness, placing spiritual insight and disciplined excellence alongside (and above) worldly victory and prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is listing distinguished sages by name, identifying them with honorific qualities (truth-knowing, enemy-conquering, mighty), thereby establishing a lineage of respected authorities within the discourse.