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Shloka 2

ब्राह्मण–क्षत्रिय-श्रेष्ठता-विवादः

Arjuna–Vāyu Dialogue on Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya Precedence

Devanagari script

अयं महाबलो नागो रसातलचरो बली । तेजस्वी रेणुको नाम महासत्त्वपराक्रम:

Transliteration

ayaṁ mahābalo nāgo rasātalacaro balī | tejasvī reṇuko nāma mahāsattvaparākramaḥ ||

Translation

“Đây là Nāga tên Reṇuka, rực sáng, đại lực, hùng mạnh, kẻ du hành nơi Rasātala, đầy sinh lực và dũng mãnh.”

Word by Word

अयम्this (one)

महाबलःvery strong

नागःserpent

रसातलचरःdwelling/moving in Rasātala (the netherworld)

बलीstrong, mighty

तेजस्वीradiant, powerful

रेणुकःReṇuka (proper name)

नामby name / named

महासत्त्वपराक्रमःhaving great strength of being and valor (great might and prowess)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Reṇuka

Nāga

Rasātala

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the recognition of extraordinary beings and powers within the cosmic order: strength (bala), radiance (tejas), and valor (parākrama) are presented as qualities that support and protect the world when aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma identifies and introduces a powerful Nāga named Reṇuka, describing him as an underworld-dweller of Rasātala who is radiant and exceptionally strong, thereby situating the listener within a broader mythic-cosmological setting.