Shloka 8
आदि पर्व — अध्याय १०६
Pāṇḍu’s Gifts, Forest Residence, and Vidura’s Marriage
निशम्य तद् वचो मातुर्व्यास: सत्यवतीसुतः । नागायुतसमप्राणो विद्वान् राजर्षिसत्तम:,माताका यह वचन सुनकर सत्यवतीनन्दन व्यासजी बोले--'माँ! वह दस हजार हाथियोंके समान बलवान, विद्वान, राजर्षियोंमें श्रेष्ठ परम सौभाग्यशाली, महापराक्रमी तथा अत्यन्त बुद्धिमान् होगा। उस महामनाके भी सौ पुत्र होंगे
niśamya tad vaco mātur vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | nāgāyutasamaprāṇo vidvān rājarṣisattamaḥ |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Hearing his mother’s words, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, spoke: “Mother, the child to be born will have the strength of ten thousand elephants, will be learned, and will stand foremost among royal sages—greatly fortunate, mighty in valor, and possessed of exceptional intelligence. And that great-souled man will also have a hundred sons.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ideal of rulership where extraordinary physical power is paired with learning and the stature of a rājarṣi; greatness is not merely might, but might guided by wisdom and dharmic fitness for lineage and governance.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Vyāsa, after hearing his mother’s request/words, responds with a prophetic description of the future child’s qualities—strength, learning, and preeminence among royal sages—setting expectations for an heir of exceptional capability.