Shloka 45

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

क्रोधहन्तेति यस्तस्य बभूवावरजो5सुर: । दण्ड इत्यभिविख्यात: स आसीन्नूपति: क्षितौ,क्रोधहन्ता नामक असुर जो उसका छोटा भाई (कालाके पुत्रोंमें तीसरा) था, वह इस पृथ्वीपर दण्ड नामसे विख्यात नरेश हुआ

Transliteration

krodhahanteti yas tasya babhūvāvarajo 'suraḥ | daṇḍa ity abhivikhyātaḥ sa āsīn nṛpatiḥ kṣitau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der Asura, der sein jüngerer Bruder war und den Namen Krodhahantā („Bezwinger des Zorns“) trug, wurde auf Erden ein König und war weithin berühmt als Daṇḍa („Strafe/Disziplin“).

Word by Word

क्रोधहन्ताKrodhahantā (the slayer of anger) (name)

इतिthus (as called)

यःwho

तस्यof him

बभूवbecame/was

अवरजःyounger brother

असुरःasura/demon

दण्डःDaṇḍa (name); staff/punishment

इतिthus (as called)

अभिविख्यातःwell-known, renowned

सःhe

आसीत्was

नृपतिःking (lord of men)

क्षितौon the earth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Krodhahantā

Daṇḍa

Asura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ethical self-mastery—especially the conquest of anger (krodha)—with legitimate rulership. A king’s daṇḍa (punitive authority) is ideally grounded in restraint and discipline rather than rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies a younger brother named Krodhahantā and states that he became a renowned earthly king called Daṇḍa, continuing a genealogical account that connects names, qualities, and royal roles.