Shloka 33
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
तथेमे सर्वपञ्चाला दुष्यन्तपरमेष्िनो: । अन्वया: कुशिका राजन् जल्लोरमिततेजस:,इनमें दुष्यन्त और परमेष्ठीके सभी पुत्र पांचाल कहलाये। राजन्! अमिततेजस्वी जह्लुके वंशज कुशिक नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुए
tatheme sarvapañcālā duṣyantaparameṣṭhinoḥ | anvayāḥ kuśikā rājan jahlor amitatejasaḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—দুষ্যন্ত ও পরমেষ্টিনের এই সকল বংশধর ‘পাঞ্চাল’ নামে পরিচিত হল। হে রাজন! অমিততেজস্বী জহ্লুর বংশ ‘কুশিক’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধি লাভ করল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the cultural-ethical importance of lineage (anvaya) in Itihāsa: dynastic names preserve collective identity, social memory, and political legitimacy, showing how communities and royal houses are recognized through ancestral descent.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that the descendants of Duṣyanta and Parameṣṭhin were called Pañcālas, and that the powerful Jahlu’s descendants were known as Kuśikas—explaining how clan names arise from prominent ancestors.