Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

दुष्यन्तो भरतश्वैव चक्रवर्ती महायशा: । पवनो जनकश्चैव तथा दृष्टरथो नृप:

Transliteration

duṣyanto bharataś caiva cakravartī mahāyaśāḥ | pavano janakaś caiva tathā dṛṣṭaratho nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“（在这些显赫的王仙之中）有杜沙延多（Duṣyanta），亦有婆罗多（Bharata）——名闻遐迩的转轮王；又有婆伐那（Pavana）与阇那迦（Janaka），并有底利什塔罗他王（Dṛṣṭaratha）。”

Word by Word

• दुष्यन्तः: Dushyanta (king)
• दुष्यन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्यन्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतः: Bharata (king)
• भरतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• चक्रवर्ती: universal monarch (chakravartin)
• चक्रवर्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पवनः: Pavana (name; also 'wind')
• पवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनकः: Janaka (king)
• जनकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• दृष्ट-रथः: Drishtaratha (name; lit. 'one who has seen the chariot')
• दृष्ट-रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्ट-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Duṣyanta
• Bharata
• Cakravartin (universal monarch, title)
• Pavana
• Janaka
• Dṛṣṭaratha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Remembering and reciting the names of dharmic, illustrious rulers is portrayed as a disciplined practice that inspires righteous conduct and yields religious merit (puṇya), reinforcing ideals of just kingship and ethical living.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma continues enumerating renowned kings/royal sages—Duṣyanta, Bharata the cakravartin, Pavana, Janaka, and Dṛṣṭaratha—as part of a longer catalogue meant for remembrance and recitation.