Shloka 49
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
द्वितीयस्तु ततस्तेषां श्रीमान् हरिहयोपमः । अपराजित इत्येवं स बभूव नराधिप:,उन कालेयोंमेंसे जो दूसरा इन्द्रके समान श्रीसम्पन्न था, वही अपराजित नामक राजा हुआ
dvitīyastu tatasteṣāṃ śrīmān harihayopamaḥ | aparājita ityevaṃ sa babhūva narādhipaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Among them, the second—radiant with prosperity and comparable to Indra’s steed—became the king known as Aparājita, the “Unconquered.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ideal of kingship where prosperity (śrī), excellence (likened to Indra’s steed), and an honorific name (‘Aparājita’, unconquered) together signal the expected firmness and dignity of a ruler.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical or descriptive account, identifying the second among a group as the ruler who came to be known as King Aparājita, characterized as prosperous and Indra-like in excellence.