Shloka 13
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
अनाधृष्टिसुतस्त्वासीद् राजसूयाश्वमेधकृत् । मतिनार इति ख्यातो राजा परमधार्मिक:,अनाधृष्टिके पुत्रका नाम मतिनार था। राजा मतिनार राजसूय तथा अश्वमेध यज्ञ करनेवाले एवं परम धर्मात्मा थे
anādṛṣṭisutas tv āsīd rājasūyāśvamedhakṛt | matināra iti khyāto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Anādṛṣṭi’s son was a king who performed the Rājasūya and the Aśvamedha sacrifices. He was renowned by the name Matināra, a ruler celebrated as supremely righteous—one whose authority was expressed through Vedic rites and whose kingship was grounded in dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ideal kingship with dharma: a ruler’s fame and legitimacy arise from righteous conduct and the responsible performance of great public rites (Rājasūya and Aśvamedha), which symbolize governance aligned with Vedic order.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, identifying Matināra as the son of Anādṛṣṭi and characterizing him as a renowned, highly righteous king who performed major royal sacrifices.