Shloka 19
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
दुष्यन्ताद् भरतो जज्ञे विद्वाञउ्छाकुन्तलो नृप: । तस्माद् भरतवंशस्य विप्रतस्थे महद् यश:,दुष्यन्तसे विद्वान् राजा भरतका जन्म हुआ, जो शकुन्तलाके पुत्र थे। उन्हींसे भरतवंशका महान् यश फैला
Duṣyantād Bharato jajñe vidvān Śākuntalo nṛpaḥ | tasmād Bharatavaṃśasya vipratasthe mahad yaśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: From Duṣyanta was born Bharata, the wise king, the son of Śakuntalā. From him the great fame of the Bharata lineage spread far and wide.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic importance of rightful lineage and virtuous kingship: a ruler’s wisdom and conduct generate lasting yaśas (honorable fame) that sustains and dignifies an entire dynasty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the genealogical continuation of the royal line: Duṣyanta fathers Bharata (Śakuntalā’s son), and Bharata becomes the source from whom the renowned Bharata dynasty’s fame spreads.