Shloka 37
मूत्रतश्नासृजत् कांश्रिच्छबरांश्वैव पार्श्वतः । पौण्ड्ान् किरातान् यवनान् सिंहलान् बर्बरान् खसान्,कितने ही शबर उसके मूत्रसे प्रकट हुए। उसके पाश्चभागसे पौण्ड्र, किरात, यवन, सिंहल, बर्बर और खसोंकी सृष्टि हुई
mūtrataś cāsṛjat kāṁś cicchabarāṁś caiva pārśvataḥ | pauṇḍrān kirātān yavanān siṁhalān barbarān khasān ||
গন্ধর্ব বলল—তার মূত্র থেকে কিছু শবর উদ্ভূত হল; আর তার পার্শ্বদেশ থেকে পৌণ্ড্র, কিরাত, যবন, সিংহল, বর্বর ও খসদের সৃষ্টি হল।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves an explanatory (etiological) purpose: it situates various peoples within a mythic genealogy. Rather than prescribing conduct, it reflects the epic’s tendency to interpret social and geographic diversity through cosmic origins.
A Gandharva narrates the creation/production of different groups: certain Śabaras are said to arise from urine, while Pauṇḍras, Kirātas, Yavanas, Siṁhalas, Barbaras, and Khasas are said to arise from the side (pārśva) of the same progenitor being referenced in context.