Shloka 11
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
तेजेयुर्बलवान् धीमान् सत्येयुश्रैन्द्रविक्रम: । धर्मेयु: संनतेयुश्व दशमो देवविक्रम:,(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
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tejeyur balavān dhīmān satyeyur aindravikramaḥ | dharmeyuḥ sannateyuś ca daśamo devavikramaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Among them, Tejeyu was strong and intelligent; Satyeyu possessed valor like that of Indra; Dharmeyu was devoted to righteousness; and as the tenth, Sannateyu was godlike in prowess.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a genealogical catalogue, the epic frames identity through virtues: strength joined with wisdom (balavān, dhīmān), truth-associated heroism (Satyeyu with aindra-vikrama), and dharma-orientation (Dharmeyu). The naming and epithets imply that worth in a lineage is measured by ethical and heroic qualities, not merely by descent.
Vaiśampāyana continues enumerating a set of individuals (a group of brothers/descendants in the surrounding passage), giving their names and brief characterizing epithets. This verse specifically highlights Tejeyu, Satyeyu, Dharmeyu, and the tenth, Sannateyu, describing their strength, intelligence, Indra-like prowess, and godlike valor.