Shloka 44

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

Devanagari script

तेजसा वर्चसा चैव युक्त भार्गवनन्दनम्‌ | स वर्धमानस्तेजस्वी वेदस्याध्ययनेन च

Transliteration

tejasā varcasā caiva yuktaṃ bhārgavanandanam | sa vardhamānas tejasvī vedasyādhyayanena ca

Translation

阿克利塔伐罗那说道：“那位婆利古一脉的爱子，具足苦行之力与光辉之相，愈长愈显灿然；又因严谨研习吠陀，其内在的明耀不断增长。”

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by/with energy, brilliance
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वर्चसा: by/with splendor, radiance
• वर्चसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

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

• युक्तम्: endowed, possessed (of)
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भार्गव-नन्दनम्: the son of Bhṛgu (Bhārgava’s son)
• भार्गव-नन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गवनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वर्धमानः: growing, increasing
• वर्धमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजस्वी: brilliant, radiant
• तेजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदस्य: of the Veda
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अध्ययनेन: by/through study (recitation/learning)
• अध्ययनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Akṛtavraṇa
• Bhārgavanandana (Paraśurāma)
• Veda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True brilliance is not merely physical or social prestige; it is cultivated through disciplined learning—especially Vedic study—together with purity and inner power (tejas and varcas).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes how the Bhārgava hero, already endowed with radiance and power, becomes increasingly resplendent as he continues his Vedic studies, highlighting growth through sustained discipline.