Shloka 12
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
अनाधृष्टिरभूत् तेषां विद्वान् भुवि तथैकराटू । ऋषचेयुरथ विक्रान्तो देवानामिव वासव:,ऋचेयु जिनका एक नाम अनाधृष्टि भी है, अपने सब भाइयोंमें वैसे ही विद्वान् और पराक्रमी हुए, जैसे देवताओंमें इन्द्र। वे भूमण्डलके चक्रवर्ती राजा थे
anādṛṣṭir abhūt teṣāṁ vidvān bhuvi tathaikarāṭ | ṛṣaceyur atha vikrānto devānām iva vāsavaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Among them, Ṛṣaceyu—also known by the epithet Anādṛṣṭi—became a learned and capable ruler on earth. He was a single, paramount sovereign (an emperor), and in valor he resembled Vāsava (Indra) among the gods, standing out among his brothers as Indra stands preeminent among the deities.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal ruler as one who unites learning (vidvān) with courage (vikrānta) and rightful sovereignty (eka-rāṭ). Ethical kingship is portrayed as excellence in both wisdom and strength, comparable to Indra’s preeminence among the gods.
Vaiśampāyana is describing a figure named Ṛṣaceyu, also called Anādṛṣṭi, highlighting his status as a learned, valiant, and paramount ruler on earth, likening his prominence to Indra among the deities.