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Shloka 35

Vaṁśānukīrtana: From Janamejaya’s Line to Bharata–Kuru–Pāṇḍava Descendants

Devanagari script

शलश्च शन्तनोर्भोष्मो गङ्गायां धार्मिको महान् / चित्राङ्गदविचित्रौ तु सत्यवत्यान्तु शन्तनोः

Transliteration

śalaśca śantanorbhoṣmo gaṅgāyāṃ dhārmiko mahān / citrāṅgadavicitrau tu satyavatyāntu śantanoḥ

Translation

Mula kay Śantanu, sa pamamagitan ni Gaṅgā, isinilang ang dakilang matuwid—si Bhīṣma (na tinatawag ding Śala). At mula kay Śantanu, sa pamamagitan ni Satyavatī, isinilang sina Citrāṅgada at Vicitravīrya.

Word by Word
शलःŚala (proper name)
शलः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha/Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
शन्तनोःof Śantanu
शन्तनोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशन्तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भीष्मःBhīṣma
भीष्मः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
गङ्गायाम्in (the) Gaṅgā
गङ्गायाम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
धार्मिकःrighteous
धार्मिकः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)
महान्great
महान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
चित्राङ्गदCitrāṅgada (proper name)
चित्राङ्गद:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचित्राङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चित्रः अङ्गदः)
विचित्रःVicitra (proper name; Vicitravīrya)
विचित्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तुbut/and
तु:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
सत्यवत्याःof Satyavatī
सत्यवत्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यवती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
शन्तनोःof Śantanu
शन्तनोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशन्तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhārmika-mahattva: Bhīṣma as exemplar of steadfast duty and vow-bound righteousness within worldly complexity.

Vedantic Theme: Niṣkāma-dharma (duty without personal claim) as a purifier leading toward inner peace (śānti).

Application: Keep commitments, act with integrity under pressure, and prioritize duty/ethics over impulse or advantage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred river / royal capital context (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (Kuru genealogy context)

Characters & Entities
S
Shantanu
G
Ganga
B
Bhishma
S
Satyavati
C
Chitrangada
V
Vichitravirya

FAQs

This verse uses lineage to anchor dharma-teachings in well-known figures—highlighting how righteousness (as in Bhishma) is transmitted, tested, and remembered through family lines.

Indirectly: by presenting Bhishma as ‘dharmika mahān,’ it points to dharma as the guiding principle that shapes one’s destiny, reputation, and spiritual trajectory across life and death.

Choose dharma over short-term gain—your conduct becomes your legacy, just as Bhishma is remembered primarily for steadfast righteousness.

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