Shloka 102

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

दृढ्हस्त: सुहस्तश्न॒ वातवेगसुवर्चसौ । आदित्यकेतुर्बह्वाशी नागदत्तानुयायिनौ

Transliteration

dṛḍhahastaḥ suhastaś ca vātavegasuvarcasau | ādityaketur bahvāśī nāgadattānuyāyinau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “There were Dṛḍhahasta and Suhasta; Vātavega and Suvarcas; Ādityaketu and Bahvāśī; and also those who followed Nāgadatta.”

Word by Word

• दृढहस्तः: one having a firm/strong hand (name/epithet)
• दृढहस्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुहस्तश्च: and Suhasta (one with good hands; name)
• सुहस्तश्च: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वातवेगसुवर्चसौ: Vātavega and Suvarcas (two persons; names)
• वातवेगसुवर्चसौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वातवेगसुवर्चस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• आदित्यकेतुः: Ādityaketu (sun-bannered; name)
• आदित्यकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्यकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बह्वाशी: one who eats much; gluttonous (name/epithet)
• बह्वाशी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बह्वाशी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नागदत्तानुयायिनौ: the two followers of Nāgadatta
• नागदत्तानुयायिनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागदत्तानुयायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dṛḍhahasta
• Suhasta
• Vātavega
• Suvarcas
• Ādityaketu
• Bahvāśī
• Nāgadatta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a record of names and followership, highlighting an epic ethic: individuals are remembered through their qualities (implied by meaningful names) and through their loyalties and associations, which shape reputation and historical memory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is reciting a list of persons—likely within a genealogical or retinue enumeration—naming several figures and then noting a pair described as followers of Nāgadatta.