Shloka 105

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

दीर्घबाहुर्महाबाहुर्व्यूडोरु: कनकाज्भद: । कुण्डजश्ित्रकश्चैव द:ःशला च शताधिका

Transliteration

dīrghabāhur mahābāhur vyūḍhoruḥ kanakāṅgadaḥ | kuṇḍajaś citrakaś caiva duḥśalā ca śatādhikā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Unter den Kindern waren Dīrghabāhu und Mahābāhu, Vyūḍhoru und Kanakāṅgada; ferner Kuṇḍaja und Citraka; und Duḥśalā—nebst mehr als hundert weiteren. Diese Aufzählung hebt die schiere Größe des Kuru-Geschlechts hervor und kündet voraus, dass eine ungebändigte Ausweitung von Macht und Verwandtschaft, wenn sie nicht von Selbstzucht und rechter Lebensführung geleitet wird, zum Nährboden von Rivalität und Adharma werden kann.

Word by Word

दीर्घबाहुःlong-armed

महाबाहुःmighty-armed

व्यूढोरुःwith well-developed thighs

कनकाभःgolden-hued

कुण्डजःKundaja (a proper name)

चित्रकःCitraka (a proper name)

चand

एवindeed/also

दुःशलाDuḥśalā (a proper name)

चand

शताधिकाmore than a hundred (in number)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dīrghabāhu

Mahābāhu

Vyūḍhoru

Kanakāṅgada

Kuṇḍaja

Citraka

Duḥśalā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the vastness of a royal lineage; ethically, it suggests that mere numbers, strength, and prestige do not ensure dharma—only disciplined conduct and wise governance prevent kinship and power from turning into conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical enumeration, listing several named offspring (including Duḥśalā) and indicating that the total exceeded a hundred, emphasizing the scale of the family and setting context for later dynastic tensions.