Shloka 10
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
ऋषेयुरथ कक्षेयु: कृकणेयुश्न वीर्यवान् । स्थण्डिलेयुर्वनेयुश्व जलेयुश्व महायशा:,(उन सबके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--) ऋचेयु-, कक्षेयु, पराक्रमी कृकणेयु, स्थण्डिलेयु, वनेयु, महायशस्वी जलेयु, बलवान् और बुद्धिमान तेजेयु, इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी सत्येयु, धर्मेयु तथा दसवें देवतुल्य पराक्रमी संनतेयु
ṛṣeyur atha kakṣeyuḥ kṛkaṇeyuś ca vīryavān | sthaṇḍileyur vaneyuś ca jaleyuś ca mahāyaśāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Their names were as follows—Ṛṣeyu, Kakṣeyu, the valiant Kṛkaṇeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Vaneyu, and the greatly renowned Jaleyu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a seemingly simple list of names, the Mahābhārata frames remembrance around qualities like vīrya (valor) and yaśas (reputation). Lineage is not merely biological; it carries expectations of conduct and duty, and fame is presented as the social echo of lived virtue and prowess.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical enumeration, naming several descendants/figures in sequence. The verse functions as part of the epic’s careful preservation of dynastic memory, identifying individuals by name and by brief epithets such as “valiant” and “illustrious.”