Shloka 53
उच्चै:श्रवा भड़कारो जितारिश्वाष्टम: स्मृत: । एतेषामन्ववाये तु ख्यातास्ते कर्मजैर्गुणै: । जनमेजयादय: सप्त तथैवान्ये महारथा:,अश्ववानका दूसरा नाम अविक्षित् था। उसके आठ पुत्र हुए, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं --परिक्षित्, पराक्रमी शबलाश्व, आदिराज, विराज, महाबली शाल्मलि, उच्चै:श्रवा, भंगकार तथा आठवाँ जितारि। इनके वंशमें जनमेजय आदि अन्य सात महारथी भी हुए, जो अपने कर्मजनित गुणोंसे प्रसिद्ध हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
ucchaiḥśravā bhaḍkāro jitāriś cāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ |
eteṣām anvavāye tu khyātās te karma-jair guṇaiḥ |
janamejayādayaḥ sapta tathaivānye mahārathāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Ucchaiḥśravā, Bhaḍkāra, and Jitāri—remembered as the eighth—were among them. In the lineage descended from these sons, there arose men renowned for virtues born of their deeds; among them were Janamejaya and seven others, and likewise other great chariot-warriors.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that true renown in a royal lineage is grounded in karma—deeds that generate enduring qualities (karma-jaiḥ guṇaiḥ). Nobility is presented not merely as inherited status but as validated by conduct and merit.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, listing descendants (including Ucchaiḥśravā, Bhaḍkāra, and Jitāri) and noting that in their line arose celebrated warriors such as Janamejaya and others, famed for deed-born virtues.