Shloka 463

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

ṛṣir ugraśravāś caiva bhārgavaś cyavanas tathā |

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Hãy nghe thêm danh xưng của những bậc hiền triết nương tựa phương Bắc mà đạt sự thăng tiến tâm linh—Ugraśravas, và cũng như vậy, vị hiền triết Bhārgava là Cyavana.”

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.