Shloka 94

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

विविंशतिर्विकर्णश्व जलसन्ध: सुलोचन: । विन्दानुविन्दी दुर्धर्ष: सुबाहुर्दुष्प्रधर्षण:

Transliteration

viviṁśatir vikarṇaś ca jalasandhaḥ sulocanaḥ | vindānuvindī durdharṣaḥ subāhur duṣpradharṣaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “(Among them were) Viviṁśati, and Vikarṇa; Jalasaṁdha; Sulocana; the brothers Vindā and Anuvindā; Durdharṣa; Subāhu; and Duṣpradharṣaṇa.”

Word by Word

विविंशतिःVivimshati (a person’s name)

विकर्णःVikarna (a person’s name)

चand

जलसन्धःJalasandha (a person’s name)

सुलोचनःSulochana (lit. ‘one with beautiful eyes’; a person’s name)

विन्दाVinda (a person’s name)

अनुविन्दीAnuvinda/Anuvindi (a person’s name)

दुर्धर्षःDurdharsha (lit. ‘hard to assail’; a person’s name)

सुबाहुःSubahu (lit. ‘one with good/strong arms’; a person’s name)

दुष्प्रधर्षणःDushpradharshana (lit. ‘difficult to overpower’; a person’s name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Viviṁśati

Vikarṇa

Jalasaṁdha

Sulocana

Vindā

Anuvindā

Durdharṣa

Subāhu

Duṣpradharṣaṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though primarily a roster, the verse contributes to the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame by showing how many capable individuals align themselves with a faction; the epic repeatedly implies that personal valor and noble qualities do not by themselves guarantee dharmic outcomes—choices of allegiance and counsel matter.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of prominent warriors/figures associated with the Kuru side, naming several individuals in a catalog style that prepares the listener for the breadth of participants in the unfolding conflict.