Shloka 101

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अपराजित: पण्डितको विशालाक्षो दुराधन:

Transliteration

aparājitaḥ paṇḍitakaḥ viśālākṣo durādhanaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “(He was) unconquered, learned, large-eyed, and difficult to subdue.”

Word by Word

• अपराजितः: unconquered, undefeated
• अपराजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पण्डितकः: a learned man, scholar
• पण्डितकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डितक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशालाक्षः: one who has large eyes
• विशालाक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशालाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुराधनः: hard to subdue/overcome
• दुराधनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that strength (being ‘unconquered’) and intellect (being ‘learned’) are admirable, but their ethical value depends on how they are used; formidable capability must be guided by dharma to become truly beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is briefly describing a person’s qualities in a laudatory list—invincible, wise, striking in appearance, and hard to subdue—serving as a narrative characterization within the ongoing account.