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Mokshadharma 12.169.3

12.169.3 Bhishma to Yudhishthira

द्विजातेः कस्य चित्पार्थ स्वाध्यायनिरतस्य वै । बभूव पुत्रो मेधावी मेधावी नाम नामतः ॥

dvijāteḥ kasya citpārtha svādhyāyaniratasya vai | babhūva putro medhāvī medhāvī nāma nāmataḥ ||

Partha, a certain twice-born man, devoted to the study of the Veda, had a son who was intelligent, and Medhavin ('the intelligent one') was in fact his name.

पार्थ, वेदाध्ययन में लगे रहने वाले किसी द्विज का एक पुत्र था, जो बुद्धिमान था और उसका नाम भी मेधावी ही था।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

The story opens in an ordinary home: a dutiful father and a thoughtful son. The lesson will come from the younger one.

कहानी एक साधारण घर से शुरू होती है: कर्तव्यनिष्ठ पिता और विचारशील पुत्र। सीख छोटे से आएगी।

Mahabharata 12.169.3: Bhishma introduces the characters: a learned brahmin devoted to Vedic study and his intelligent son, named Medhavin.

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