Shloka 7

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अनुह्वादस्तु तेजस्वी यो5भूत्‌ ख्यातो जघन्यज: । धृष्टकेतुरिति ख्यात: स बभूव नरेश्वर:,प्रहादका छोटा भाई जो संह्ादके नामसे विख्यात था, वही बाह्लीक देशका सुप्रसिद्ध राजा शल्य हुआ। प्रह्मदका ही दूसरा छोटा भाई जिसका नाम अनुह्ाद था, धृष्टकेतु नामक राजा हुआ

Transliteration

anuhvādas tu tejasvī yo ’bhūt khyāto jaghanyajaḥ | dhṛṣṭaketur iti khyātaḥ sa babhūva nareśvaraḥ ||

Translation

قال فَيْشَمْبايَنَة: «وأمّا أَنُهْوَادَة، المتلألئ بالبأس، فقد كان الأصغر سنًّا فذاع صيته؛ وعُرِف باسم دْهْرِشْتَكِيتُو، وارتقى ملكًا بين الناس.»

Word by Word

अनुह्वादःAnuhvāda (proper name)

तुbut/indeed

तेजस्वीsplendid, powerful

यःwho

अभूत्was, became

ख्यातःrenowned, known

जघन्यजःthe youngest-born (younger brother)

धृष्टकेतुःDhṛṣṭaketu (proper name)

इतिthus, by the name

ख्यातःrenowned, known

सःhe

बभूवbecame, came to be

नर-ईश्वरःking, lord of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Anuhvāda

Dhṛṣṭaketu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of recognized identity—names, epithets, and fame—in establishing legitimate place within a royal lineage, implying that kingship is socially affirmed through reputation and acknowledged succession.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Anuhvāda, the youngest, became famous under the name Dhṛṣṭaketu and attained the status of a king.