Shloka 49

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

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

Devanagari script

राजल्वे तं प्रजा: सर्वा धर्मज्ञ इति वव्रिरे । तस्य नाम्नाभिविख्यातं॑ पृथिव्यां कुरुजाज्लम्‌,कुरुको धर्मज्ञ मानकर सम्पूर्ण प्रजावर्गके लोगोंने स्वयं उनका राजाके पदपर वरण किया। उन्हींके नामसे पृथ्वीपर कुरुजांगलदेश प्रसिद्ध हुआ

Transliteration

rājalve taṃ prajāḥ sarvā dharmajña iti vavṛre | tasya nāmnābhivikhyātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ kurujāṅgalam ||

Translation

All the subjects chose him as their king, acclaiming him as one who knew and upheld dharma. From his very name, the region on earth came to be widely known as Kurujāṅgala—showing how a ruler’s righteousness can shape the identity and memory of a land.

Word by Word

• राजल्वे: in/for Rajalva (as king Rajalva)
• राजल्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजाः: the subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• धर्मज्ञः: knower of dharma/righteous
• धर्मज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• वव्रिरे: they chose/elected
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नाम्ना: by (his) name
• नाम्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिविख्यातम्: became well-known
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-वि-ख्या (धातु) / अभिविख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• कुरुजाङ्गलम्: Kuru-jāṅgala (the region named so)
• कुरुजाङ्गलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुजाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• prajāḥ (the subjects/people)
• Kurujāṅgala (region)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s authority is ethically grounded in dharma and affirmed by the people; when a king is recognized as dharmajña, his personal virtue becomes a source of social order and lasting renown.

What is happening in the narrative?

The people collectively select a king praised as a knower of dharma, and the land becomes famous by association with his name, being known as Kurujāṅgala.