Shloka 109

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामनुरूपाश्न कृता दारा महीपते । दुःशलां समये राजन्‌ सिन्धुराजाय कौरव:,भूपाल! उन सबका सुयोग्य स्त्रियोंक साथ विवाह हुआ था। महाराज! कुरुराज दुर्योधनने समय आनेपर शकुनिकी सलाहसे अपनी बहिन दुःशलाका विवाह सिन्धुदेशके राजा जयद्रथके साथ कर दिया। जनमेजय! राजा युधिष्ठिरको तो तुम धर्मका अंश जानो

Transliteration

sarveṣām anurūpāś ca kṛtā dārā mahīpate | duḥśalāṃ samaye rājan sindhurājāya kauravaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O king, suitable marriages were arranged for all of them. And when the proper time came, O ruler, the Kaurava gave his sister Duḥśalā in marriage to the king of Sindhu.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'sarveṣām', 'definition': 'of all (of them)'}, {'term': 'anurūpāḥ', 'definition': 'suitable, befitting (in status/compatibility)'}, {'term': 'kṛtāḥ', 'definition': 'were made, were arranged'}, {'term': 'dārāḥ', 'definition': 'wives

• marriages (lit. ‘spouses’)'}, {'term': 'mahīpate', 'definition': 'O lord of the earth, O king'}, {'term': 'duḥśalām', 'definition': 'Duḥśalā (proper name

• accusative singular)'}, {'term': 'samaye', 'definition': 'at the proper time, in due course'}, {'term': 'rājan', 'definition': 'O king'}, {'term': 'sindhurājāya', 'definition': 'to/for the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)'}, {'term': 'kauravaḥ', 'definition': 'the Kaurava (here, Duryodhana)'}]

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Duḥśalā
• Kaurava (Duryodhana)
• Sindhu-deśa
• Sindhurāja (Jayadratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the royal ideal of arranging ‘anurūpa’ (befitting) marriages, reflecting social and political dharma: alliances are formed through marriage in ways considered appropriate to lineage and circumstance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that marriages were arranged for the Kuru family, and specifically that Duḥśalā, sister of the Kaurava (Duryodhana), was given in marriage to the king of Sindhu, Jayadratha, establishing a political alliance.