Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 40
Devanagari script
मित्रावरुणयो: पुत्रस्तथागस्त्य: प्रतापवान् । दृढायुश्चोर्ध्वबाहुश्च विश्वुतावृषिसत्तमौ
Transliteration
mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putras tathāgastyaḥ pratāpavān | dṛḍhāyuś cordhvabāhuś ca viśrutāv ṛṣisattamau ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“密多与伐楼那之子、威德赫赫的圣仙阿伽斯提耶，以及两位最上圣仙——德利陀阿瑜与乌尔德瓦婆呼，二者皆名闻遐迩。”
Word by Word
मित्रावरुणयोःof Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रावरुण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अगस्त्यःAgastya
अगस्त्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअगस्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty/valorous
प्रतापवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृढायुःone of firm/long life (Dṛḍhāyu)
दृढायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदृढायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ऊर्ध्वबाहुःone with upraised arms (Ūrdhvabāhu)
ऊर्ध्वबाहुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ध्वबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विश्वुतौwell-renowned (two)
विश्वुतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
ऋषिसत्तमौbest of sages (two)
ऋषिसत्तमौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषिसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
MitraV
VaruṇaA
AgastyaD
DṛḍhāyuŪ
ŪrdhvabāhuCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the authority of dharma-teaching by invoking celebrated ṛṣis: ethical instruction is grounded in the remembered lives, lineage, and renown of exemplary sages whose spiritual power and conduct make them trustworthy models.
Bhīṣma continues a discourse by listing eminent sages—Agastya (noted as the son of Mitra and Varuṇa) along with Dṛḍhāyu and Ūrdhvabāhu—presenting them as renowned ṛṣis relevant to the ongoing instruction and exemplification of dharma.