Shloka 30
अत्रानुवंशशलोकौ भवत:-- भस्त्रा माता पितु: पुत्रो येन जात: स एव सः । भरस्व पुत्र दुष्पन्त मावमंस्था: शकुन्तलाम्,यहाँ वंशपरम्पराके सूचक दो श्लोक हैं-- “माता तो भाथी (धौंकनी)-के समान है। वास्तवमें पुत्र पिताका ही होता है; जिससे उसका जन्म होता है, वही उस बालकके रूपमें प्रकट होता है। दुष्यन्त! तुम अपने पुत्रका भरण-पोषण करो; शकुन्तलाका अपमान न करो
atrānvaṁśaślokau bhavataḥ— bhastrā mātā pituḥ putro yena jātaḥ sa eva saḥ | bharasva putra duṣpanta māvamaṁsthāḥ śakuntalām ||
Here are two genealogical verses that mark the line of descent: “The mother is like a bellows; in truth the son belongs to the father. He from whom the child is begotten is the very one who appears in the form of that child. Therefore, Duṣyanta, support and raise your son; do not dishonor Śakuntalā.” The passage presses a moral claim: acknowledge paternity, protect the child, and refrain from unjustly shaming the mother.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a dharmic obligation: a father must acknowledge and maintain his child, and he must not dishonor the mother. It frames lineage and responsibility as ethical duties, not merely private matters.
In the Śakuntalā–Duṣyanta episode, a genealogical (anvaṁśa) couplet is cited to press Duṣyanta to accept his son and to stop slighting Śakuntalā, emphasizing rightful recognition and protection within the royal lineage.