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Shloka 50

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

ततो ज्येषछ्े तु दौहित्रे प्रादाद्‌ दक्षो नृपोत्तम । आदित्ये सवितुर्ज्येछ्ले विवस्वाउ्जगृहे तत:

Transliteration

tato jyeṣṭhe tu dauhitrē prādād dakṣo nṛpottama | āditye savitur jyeṣṭhe vivasvān jagṛhe tataḥ ||

Translation

Rồi, hỡi bậc vương giả tối thượng, Dakṣa đã truyền giáo huấn về dharma này cho người cháu trưởng của mình—Āditya, trưởng tử của Savitṛ. Từ vị ấy, về sau Vivasvān (Thần Mặt Trời) đã tiếp nhận và học lấy đạo lý này.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereafter

ज्येष्ठेin/with regard to the eldest

तुbut/indeed

दौहित्रेto the daughter's son (grandson)

प्रादात्gave

दक्षःDaksha

नृपोत्तमःthe best of kings

आदित्येin/among the Adityas; in (the case of) Aditi's line

सवितुःof Savitṛ

ज्येष्ठेin/with regard to the eldest

विवस्वान्Vivasvān (the Sun)

जगृहेreceived/accepted

ततःthen/thereafter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dakṣa

Āditya

Savitṛ

Vivasvān (Sūrya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as a preserved and authoritative teaching transmitted through a venerable lineage. Ethical instruction is portrayed as something to be received from qualified elders and passed onward intact, reinforcing continuity and legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a succession of instruction: Dakṣa imparts the doctrine of dharma to his eldest grandson Āditya (associated with Savitṛ), and from Āditya the Sun-god Vivasvān receives that teaching.