Shloka 24

Adhyaya 6 — Vasu's Story

Sanskrit

स ददर्श द्विजांस्तत्र वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान् ।

कौशिकान् भार्गवांश्चैव भारद्वाजान् सगौतमान् ॥

Transliteration

sa dadarśa dvijāṁs tatra vedavedāṅgapāragān | kauśikān bhārgavāṁś caiva bhāradvājān sa-gautamān ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เขาได้เห็นพราหมณ์ทวิชะผู้เชี่ยวชาญยิ่งในพระเวทและเวทางคะ ประหนึ่งข้ามถึงฝั่งไกลแล้ว—ทั้งสายเกาศิกะ ภารควะ ภารทวาชะ และโคตมะด้วย

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-पारगान्: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-पारगान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्विजान्); समासः—षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष ("वेदवेदाङ्गयोः पारगाः")

• कौशिकान्: (those of) the Kauśika lineage
• कौशिकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशवाचक

• भार्गवान्: (those of) the Bhārgava lineage
• भार्गवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशवाचक

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: अव्यय-प्रयोग (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• भारद्वाजान्: (those of) the Bhāradvāja lineage
• भारद्वाजान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशवाचक

• स-गौतमान्: along with the Gautamas / including Gautamas
• स-गौतमान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः—"सह गौतमैः/गौतमान्" (including the Gautamas)

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Markandeya Purana’s early narrative (not Devi Mahatmyam); specific interlocutors not indicated by this verse alone

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Vedic learning
• Brahmin lineages (gotra/pravara)
• Authority of śruti and Vedāṅgas
• Sage-assemblies

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse foregrounds śāstric competence as a mark of true spiritual authority: the ‘twice-born’ are praised not merely by birth-title but by being ‘pāragāḥ’—those who have mastered both the Veda and its practical/interpretive limbs (Vedāṅgas). Ethically, it elevates disciplined study, correct ritual understanding, and learned counsel as pillars of dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This verse is best classified under Vaṁśa/Anucarita-style material (genealogical/lineage and exemplary persons) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It functions as a catalog of ṛṣi-descended groups, supporting the Purāṇic concern with transmission lineages and the social ecology of dharma.

What is the esoteric significance?

On an inner reading, ‘crossing to the far shore’ (pāragatva) suggests moving from mere recitation to realized comprehension—where the Vedāṅgas symbolize the ‘limbs’ that make revelation operative in life (speech, action, time, meaning). The named lineages can also be read as archetypes of disciplined currents of knowledge-preservation, indicating that sacred insight is safeguarded through well-formed traditions.