Shloka 83

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अरिष्ायास्तु यः पुत्रो हंस इत्यभिविश्रुत: । स गन्धर्वपतिर्जज्ञे कुरुवंशविवर्धन:

Transliteration

Ariṣṭāyās tu yaḥ putro haṃsa ity abhiviśrutaḥ | sa gandharvapatir jajñe kuruvaṃśavivardhanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Von Ariṣṭā wurde ein Sohn geboren, der weithin als Haṃsa bekannt wurde. Er wurde zum Herrn der Gandharvas und zu einem, der das Geschlecht der Kurus mehrte und stärkte.“

Word by Word

अरिष्यायाःof Ariṣyā

तुbut/indeed

यःwho

पुत्रःson

हंसःHaṃsa (name; swan)

इतिthus/so (quotative)

अभिविश्रुतःwell-known, famed

सःhe

गन्धर्वपतिःlord of the Gandharvas

जज्ञेwas born/became

कुरुवंशविवर्धनःincreaser of the Kuru lineage

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ariṣṭā

Haṃsa

Gandharvas

Kuru dynasty (Kuruvaṃśa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on lineage and responsibility: a person’s renown and role (here, Haṃsa as Gandharva-lord) are framed as contributing to the stability and growth of a dynasty, highlighting the ethical ideal of sustaining one’s family line and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Ariṣṭā bore a son named Haṃsa, who became famous and attained the position of lord of the Gandharvas, and is remembered as one who advanced the Kuru lineage.