प्रदाने हि मुनिश्रेष्ठ कुलं निरवशेषतः | वक्तव्यं कुलजातेन तन्निबोध महामुने || १-७१-२
pradaane hi muni shreShTha kulam niravasheShataH | vaktavyam kula jaatena tan nibodha mahaamune || 1-71-2
Translation
"Oh, eminent sage Vashishta, he who is born in a particular noble gens has to inform about his parentage in its entirety, especially when he offers a bride... thereby oh, great sage, let all be informed of about our lineage..." [1-71-2]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
munishreSTha
oh eminent sage
mahaamune
oh great sage
kulajaatena
born in [a particular noble] gens
pradaane
while offering [bride]
niravasheSataH
without a little remainder [completely, in entirety]
kulam vaktavyam hi
speakable about parentage - to be informed, isn't it
tat nibodha
thereby, let all be informed of our lineage.
Chapter context
Janaka's lineage detailed
23 verses · Verse 2 of 23
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