Shloka 21
अलोभोपाख्यानम् — शुनःसख-यातुधानी-संवादः
The Allegory of Non-Greed: Śunaḥsakha and the Yātudhānī
Devanagari script
अंगिराश्ष क्रतुश्चैव कश्यपश्च महानृषि: । एते कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ महायोगेश्व॒रा: स्मृता:
Transliteration
aṅgirāḥ kratuś caiva kaśyapaś ca mahānṛṣiḥ | ete kurukulaśreṣṭha mahāyogeśvarāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“安吉罗娑、克罗图，以及大圣迦叶波——噢，俱卢族中最杰出者，这些人被铭记为强大的瑜伽大自在者。”
Word by Word
अङ्गिराःAṅgiras
अङ्गिराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्रतुःKratu
क्रतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कश्यपःKaśyapa
कश्यपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकश्यप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषिःsage
ऋषिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठO best of the Kuru lineage
कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
महायोगेश्वराःgreat lords of yoga
महायोगेश्वराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहायोगेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्मृताःare remembered/are considered
स्मृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
AṅgirasK
KratuK
KaśyapaK
Kuru dynasty (Kurukula)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights that the highest exemplars are those recognized for yogic mastery and realized wisdom; ethical authority is grounded in inner discipline and spiritual attainment as preserved by tradition.
In his instruction to the Kuru heir, Bhīṣma lists renowned sages—Aṅgiras, Kratu, and Kaśyapa—affirming them as ‘great lords of yoga’ to support his broader discourse on dharma and exemplary conduct.