Shloka 64

Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda

Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni

Devanagari script

एतैश्नान्यैश्व राजेन्द्र कृपेण भरतेन च । दुष्पन्तेन करूषेण रामालर्कनरैस्तथा

Transliteration

etaiḥ snānyaiś ca rājendra kṛpeṇa bharatena ca | duṣpantena karūṣeṇa rāmālarkanarais tathā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“噢，国王啊，除这些之外，克利波、婆罗多、杜什般陀、迦卢沙，以及罗摩、阿拉尔迦与那罗，也同样以为范而著称。”

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नान्यैः: by various others
• नान्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नान्य (न + अन्य)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कृपेण: by Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भरतेन: by Bharata
• भरतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुष्पन्तेन: by Dushyanta
• दुष्पन्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्पन्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• करूषेण: by Karusha
• करूषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करूष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रामालर्कनरैः: by Rama, Alarka, and Nara
• रामालर्कनरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + अलर्क + नर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kṛpa
• Bharata
• Duṣpanta
• Karūṣa
• Rāma
• Alarka
• Nara
• Rājendra (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma reinforces dharma by citing renowned figures as standards of conduct: ethical instruction is strengthened through remembered exemplars whose lives function as precedents for a king’s decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

In his discourse to the king, Bhīṣma lists celebrated rulers and heroes—Kṛpa, Bharata, Duṣpanta, Karūṣa, and others—continuing a catalogue meant to support his argument with authoritative historical-traditional examples.