Shloka 142

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

संवर्धमानो बलवान्‌ स्वस्त्रिषूत्तमो5भवत्‌ | वेदाड़ानि च सर्वाणि जजाप जयतां वर:,बड़ा होनेपर वह बलवान्‌ बालक सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकोी चलानेकी कलामें उत्तम हुआ। उस विजयी वीरने सम्पूर्ण वेदांगोंका अध्ययन कर लिया

Transliteration

saṃvardhamāno balavān svastriṣūttamo 'bhavat | vedāṅgāni ca sarvāṇi jajāpa jayatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

As he grew up, the boy became strong and excelled in the use of his weapons and missiles. That foremost among victors also mastered the entire corpus of the Vedāṅgas, completing his disciplined study and recitation.

Word by Word

संवर्धमानःgrowing, increasing

बलवान्strong

स्व-अस्त्रिषुin his own weapons (arts/skills of weapons)

उत्तमःexcellent, best

अभवत्became

वेद-अङ्गानिthe Vedāṅgas (limbs/auxiliaries of the Veda)

चand

सर्वाणिall

जजापrecited, studied (by repetition)

जयताम्of the victorious (ones)

वरःthe best, the foremost

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

a growing boy/hero (unnamed in this verse)

weapons (astra-śastra)

Vedāṅgas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links strength and victory with disciplined learning: martial skill (astra-śastra) is presented as complete only when supported by study and mastery of the Vedāṅgas, implying that power should be guided by knowledge and cultivated character.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the hero’s maturation: as the boy grows, he becomes physically strong, excels in weaponry, and completes rigorous Vedic auxiliary studies (Vedāṅgas), marking him as both a capable warrior and a learned person.