Shloka 19

विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मर्षित्वप्राप्तिः

Viśvāmitra Attains Brahmarṣi Status

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मर्षे स्वागतं तेऽस्तु तपसा स्म सुतोषिता:।ब्राह्मण्यं तपसोग्रेण प्राप्तवानसि कौशिक ।।।।

Transliteration

brahmarṣe svāgataṃ te 'stu tapasā sma sutoṣitāḥ | brāhmaṇyaṃ tapasogreṇa prāptavān asi kauśika ||

Translation

婆罗门仙啊，愿你安来！我们因你的苦行而大为欢喜。拘悉迦啊，凭借极其严峻的苦修，你已获得婆罗门之位。

Word by Word

• dīrgham: long
• dīrgham: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies āyuḥ)

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• brahman: O Brahman
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• sa-marud-gaṇaḥ: (I) together with the Marut-host
• sa-marud-gaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + marut + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ‘मरुद्गणैः सह’ (with the host of Maruts); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (I, together with...)

• svasti: well-being
• svasti: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive)

• prāpnuhi: attain
• prāpnuhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (प्राप्/आप् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• bhadram: prosperity, good fortune
• bhadram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• yathā-sukham: comfortably, as you wish
• yathā-sukham: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial) = ‘यथासुखम्’ (as you please/comfortably)

Context

"Welcome, O Brahmarshi. We are immensely pleased with your austerities. O Kausika! you have attained brahminhood by means of your intense penance.

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma affirms truthfully recognizing earned merit: spiritual rank is presented as achieved through disciplined tapas, not merely by birth or claim.

What is the narrative situation?

The gods formally welcome Viśvāmitra and acknowledge that his intense austerities have culminated in his attainment of brahminhood and Brahmarṣi status.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance and transformation—Viśvāmitra’s unwavering tapas leads to a higher ethical-spiritual identity.