Shloka 97

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

सेनापति: सुषेणश्न॒ कुण्डोदरमहोदरौ । चित्रबाहुश्नित्रवर्मा सुवर्मा दुर्विरोचन:

Transliteration

senāpatiḥ suṣeṇaś ca kuṇḍodara-mahodarau | citrabāhuś citravarmā suvarmā durvirocanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Unter ihnen waren der Heerführer Suṣeṇa und die beiden — Kuṇḍodara und Mahodara; ferner Citrabāhu, Citravarmā, Suvarmā und Durvirocana.“

Word by Word

सेनापतिःthe commander of the army

सुषेणःSushena (proper name)

कुण्डोदरःKundodara (proper name; 'pot-bellied')

महोदरौMahodara (proper name; dual form used in listing)

चित्रबाहुःChitrabahu (proper name; 'having splendid arms')

चित्रवर्माChitravarman (proper name; 'of splendid armor')

सुवर्माSuvarman (proper name; 'well-armored')

दुर्विरोचनःDurvirochana (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Suṣeṇa

Kuṇḍodara

Mahodara

Citrabāhu

Citravarmā

Suvarmā

Durvirocana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: by naming commanders and warriors, it highlights the importance of recognized leadership and ordered organization in a royal or martial enterprise, where responsibility is tied to identifiable persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a roster-like enumeration of prominent fighters, mentioning a senāpati (commander) and several named warriors as part of a larger listing of those present in the host.