Shloka 90
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
शतं दुःशासनादीनां सर्वेषां क्रूरकर्मणाम् । दुर्मुखो दुःसहश्नैव ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिता:,उसके दुःशासन आदि सौ भाई थे। वे सभी क्रूरतापूर्ण कर्म किया करते थे। दुर्मुख, दुःसह तथा अन्य कौरव जिनका नाम यहाँ नहीं लिया गया है, दुर्योधनके सहायक थे। भरतश्रेष्ठ! धृतराष्ट्रके वे सब पुत्र पूर्वजन्मके राक्षस थे। धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र युयुत्सु वैश्य-जातीय सत्रीसे उत्पन्न हुआ था। वह दुर्योधन आदि सौ भाइयोंके अतिरिक्त था
śataṁ duḥśāsanādīnāṁ sarveṣāṁ krūrakarmaṇām | durmukho duḥsahaś caiva ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Es waren volle hundert — beginnend mit Duḥśāsana — und alle waren Männer grausamer Taten. Unter ihnen waren Durmukha und Duḥsaha, und viele andere, deren Namen hier nicht aufgezählt werden.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames moral evaluation through characterization: the Kaurava brothers are introduced not merely as a number but as 'krūrakarmaṇām'—defined by cruel conduct. In the epic’s ethical lens, lineage and power are secondary to the quality of one’s actions (karma) and the tendencies they reveal.
Vaiśampāyana is enumerating Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, stating that there were a hundred brothers beginning with Duḥśāsana. He names a couple (Durmukha, Duḥsaha) and indicates that many others are not listed individually, continuing the genealogical and character-setting account that prepares for later conflicts.