Shloka 25

Ruru–Pramadvarā: Lineage, Fosterage, Betrothal, and the Snakebite Crisis (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 8)

Devanagari script

उद्दालक: कठझ्जैव श्लेतश्वैव महायशा: । भरद्वाज: कौणकुत्स्य आर्टिषिणो5थ गौतम:

Transliteration

uddālakaḥ kaṭhañjaiva śvetaśvaiva mahāyaśāḥ | bharadvājaḥ kauṇakutsya ārtiṣiṇo 'tha gautamaḥ ||

Translation

绍那迦说道：“（诸仙之中有）优陀罗迦、卡坦阇、声名显赫的湿吠多湿婆、婆罗堕阇、考那库特斯亚、阿尔提希那，以及乔达摩。”

Word by Word

उद्दालकःUddālaka (a sage)

कठःKaṭha (a sage)

चand

एवindeed/also

श्वेताश्वःŚvetāśva (lit. 'white-horsed', a sage)

एवalso/indeed

महायशाःhighly renowned

भरद्वाजःBharadvāja (a sage)

कौणकुत्स्यःKauṇakutsya (a sage/patronymic)

आर्तिषेणःĀrtiṣeṇa (a sage/patronymic)

अथthen/and further

गौतमःGautama (a sage)

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

Uddālaka

Kaṭhañja

Śvetaśva

Bharadvāja

Kauṇakutsya

Ārtiṣiṇa

Gautama

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 reinforces that dharma and sacred knowledge are preserved and authenticated through the remembered succession of ṛṣis; naming them is a way of invoking their authority and honoring the tradition of disciplined learning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka is enumerating notable sages present/recognized in the context, presenting a roll-call of revered ṛṣis (Uddālaka, Bharadvāja, Gautama, etc.) as part of the broader framing of the epic’s transmission and the sanctity of its sources.