Shloka 463

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुग्रश्नवाश्वैव भार्गवश्ष्यवनस्तथा । अब जो उत्तर दिशाका आश्रय लेकर अपनी उन्नति करते हैं

Transliteration

ṛṣir ugraśravāś caiva bhārgavaś cyavanas tathā |

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—جو رِشی شمالی سمت کا سہارا لے کر روحانی ترقی پاتے ہیں، اُن کے نام سنو—اتری، وِسِشٹھ، شکتی، پراشرنندن طاقتور ویاس، وشوامتر، بھردواج، رُچیک پُتر جمدگنی، پرشورام، اُدّالک پُتر شویتکیتو، کوہل، وِپُل، دیول، دیوشَرما، دھومیہ، ہستیکاشیپ، لومش، ناچیکیت، لومہرشن، اُگرشروَا رِشی اور بھِرگو نندن چَیون۔

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उग्रश्रवाः: Ugraśravas (proper name; 'one of fierce fame/voice')
• उग्रश्रवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वः: Aśva (proper name; lit. horse)
• अश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्यवनः: Cyavana (proper name)
• श्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Ugraśravas
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu (implied by Bhārgava/Bhṛgunandana)
• Uttarā diś (North direction, from the accompanying prose context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces that spiritual progress is associated with seeking refuge in sacred orientations/regions (here, the North) and honoring the exemplary lives of great ṛṣis; remembering such sages functions as moral and spiritual instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma continues a catalog of revered sages connected with attaining higher welfare by resorting to the northern direction, naming Ugraśravas and the Bhārgava sage Cyavana as part of that list.