Shloka 46

Devanagari script

देवशर्मा च धौम्यश्न हस्तिकाश्यप एव च । लोमशो नाचिकेतश्न लोमहर्षण एव च

Transliteration

devaśarmā ca dhaumyaśna hastikāśyapa eva ca | lomaśo nāciketaśna lomaharṣaṇa eva ca ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“提婆舍摩（Devaśarmā）、道弥耶什那（Dhaumyaśna）、哈斯提迦叶波（Hastikāśyapa）、罗摩沙（Lomaśa）、那支计多什那（Nāciketaśna），以及罗摩诃尔沙那（Lomaharṣaṇa）。”

Word by Word

• देवशर्मा: Devasharman (proper name)
• देवशर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवशर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• धौम्यः: Dhaumya (proper name)
• धौम्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हस्तिकाश्यपः: Hastikāśyapa (proper name)
• हस्तिकाश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिकाश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (proper name)
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाचिकेतशः: Nāchiketaśa (proper name)
• नाचिकेतशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाचिकेतश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोमहर्षणः: Lomaharṣaṇa (proper name)
• लोमहर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Devaśarmā
• Dhaumyaśna
• Hastikāśyapa
• Lomaśa
• Nāciketaśna
• Lomaharṣaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces the dharmic method of grounding instruction in remembered exemplars: ethical teaching is supported by citing respected names and lineages, implying that dharma is preserved and validated through authoritative tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is continuing a recitation that enumerates notable sages/figures. The verse functions as part of a larger list, situating the surrounding teaching within a recognized network of revered authorities.