Shloka 2
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
न हास्मिन् शीलहीनो वा निर्वीर्यो वा नराधिप: । प्रजाविरहितो वापि भूतपूर्व: कथंचन,मेरा विश्वास है कि इस वंशमें पहले कभी किसी प्रकार भी कोई ऐसा राजा नहीं हुआ है, जो शीलरहित, बल-पराक्रमसे शून्य अथवा संतानहीन रहा हो
na hāsmin śīlahīno vā nirvīryo vā narādhipaḥ | prajāvirahito vāpi bhūtapūrvaḥ kathaṃcana ||
Janamejaya said: “Surely, in this lineage there has never been—under any circumstance—a king who was devoid of good conduct, or lacking in valor, or even without progeny.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds a royal ideal: a legitimate ruler is expected to embody śīla (ethical conduct), vīrya (valor/competence), and continuity of the line through progeny—presented as marks of a worthy dynasty.
Janamejaya expresses confidence in the excellence of his ancestral line, asserting that no earlier king of that dynasty was ever morally deficient, powerless, or without offspring—setting a tone of dynastic pride and expectation.