Shloka 63
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
आषाढो वायुवेगश्च भूरितेजास्तथैव च । एकलव्य: सुमित्रश्न वाटधानो5थ गोमुख:,मद्रक, क्णवेष्ट, सिद्धार्थ, कीटक, सुवीर, सुबाहु, महावीर, बाह्लिक, क्रथ, विचित्र, सुरथ, श्रीमान् नील नरेश, चीरवासा, भूमिपाल, दन्तवक्त्र, दानव दुर्जय, नृपश्रेष्ठ रुक्मी, राजा जनमेजय, आषाढ, वायुवेग, भूरितेजा, एकलव्य, सुमित्र, वाटधान, गोमुख, करूषदेशके अनेक राजा, क्षेमधूर्ति, श्रुतायु, उद्वह, बृहत्सेन, क्षेम, उग्रतीर्थ, कलिंग-नरेश कुहर तथा परम बुद्धिमान् मनुष्योंका राजा ईश्वर
vaiśampāyana uvāca | āṣāḍho vāyuvegaś ca bhūritejās tathaiva ca | ekalavyaḥ sumitraś ca vāṭadhāno 'tha gomukhaḥ | madrakaḥ kṛṇaveṣṭaḥ siddhārthaḥ kīṭakaḥ suvīraḥ subāhuḥ mahāvīraḥ bāhlikaḥ krathaḥ vicitraḥ surathaḥ śrīmān nīlanareśaḥ cīravāsā bhūmipālaḥ dantavaktraḥ dānava-durjayaḥ nṛpaśreṣṭho rukmī rājā janamejayaḥ | āṣāḍaḥ vāyuvegaḥ bhūritejā ekalavyaḥ sumitraḥ vāṭadhānaḥ gomukhaḥ karūṣadeśake aneke rājānaḥ | kṣemadhūrtiḥ śrutāyuḥ udvahaḥ bṛhatsenāḥ kṣemaḥ ugratīrthaḥ kaliṅga-nareśaḥ kuharaḥ tathā paramabuddhimān manuṣyāṇāṃ rājā īśvaraḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Among the many kings assembled there were Āṣāḍha, Vāyuvega, and Bhūritejas; also Ekalavya, Sumitra, Vāṭadhāna, and Gomukha.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a catalogue of rulers, highlighting how collective political power concentrates moral responsibility: when many kings assemble, their decisions affect the welfare (and dharma) of vast populations, so leadership must be guided by wisdom and restraint.
Vaiśampāyana is enumerating the names of numerous kings and notable figures present/associated with the event being described in this section, emphasizing the scale and prominence of the gathering by listing rulers from various regions such as Karūṣa and Kaliṅga.