Shloka 13

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

अनाधृष्टिसुतस्त्वासीद्‌ राजसूयाश्वमेधकृत्‌ । मतिनार इति ख्यातो राजा परमधार्मिक:,अनाधृष्टिके पुत्रका नाम मतिनार था। राजा मतिनार राजसूय तथा अश्वमेध यज्ञ करनेवाले एवं परम धर्मात्मा थे

Transliteration

anādṛṣṭisutas tv āsīd rājasūyāśvamedhakṛt | matināra iti khyāto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Anādṛṣṭis Sohn war ein König, der die Opfer des Rājasūya und des Aśvamedha vollzog. Er war unter dem Namen Matināra berühmt und wurde als höchst rechtschaffener Herrscher gerühmt—dessen Autorität sich in vedischen Riten zeigte und dessen Königtum im Dharma gründete.

Word by Word

अनाधृष्टि-सुतःson of Anādhṛṣṭi

तुindeed/but

आसीत्was

राजसूय-अश्वमेध-कृत्performer of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (sacrifices)

मतिनारःMatināra (name of the king)

इतिthus

ख्यातःrenowned/known

राजाking

परम-धार्मिकःsupremely righteous

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Anādṛṣṭi

Matināra

Rājasūya

Aśvamedha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ideal kingship with dharma: a ruler’s fame and legitimacy arise from righteous conduct and the responsible performance of great public rites (Rājasūya and Aśvamedha), which symbolize governance aligned with Vedic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, identifying Matināra as the son of Anādṛṣṭi and characterizing him as a renowned, highly righteous king who performed major royal sacrifices.