Shloka 18

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

दुष्यन्तं शूरभीमौ च प्रवसुं वसुमेव च । तेषां श्रेष्ठो5भवद्‌ राजा दुष्यन्तो जनमेजय,(उनके नाम ये हैं--) दुष्यन्त, शूर, भीम, प्रवसु तथा वसु। जनमेजय! इनमें सबसे बड़े होनेके कारण दुष्यन्त राजा हुए

Transliteration

duṣyantaṃ śūra-bhīmau ca pravasuṃ vasum eva ca | teṣāṃ śreṣṭho 'bhavad rājā duṣyanto janamejaya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Their names were Duṣyanta, Śūra, Bhīma, Pravasu, and Vasu. O Janamejaya, Duṣyanta became king among them, being the foremost—the senior and most eminent.”

Word by Word

दुष्यन्तम्Dushyanta (as object/mentioned name)

शूरम्Shura

भीमम्Bhima

चand

प्रवसुम्Pravasu

वसुम्Vasu

एवindeed/just

चand

तेषाम्of them

श्रेष्ठःthe best/eldest

अभवत्became/was

राजाking

दुष्यन्तःDushyanta

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Duṣyanta

Śūra

Bhīma

Pravasu

Vasu

Sandhi Notes