Shloka 1.55.19
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः — Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
प्राप्य चास्त्राणि राजर्षिर्विश्वामित्रो महाबल:।दर्पेण महता युक्तो दर्पपूर्णोऽभवत्तदा।।1.55.19।।
tasyā humbhāravāj jātāḥ kāmbhojā ravisannibhāḥ |
ūdhasas tv atha sañjātāḥ paplavāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ || 1.55.2 ||
yonideśāc ca yavanāḥ śakṛddeśāc chakā tathā |
romakūpeṣu ca mlecchā hārītāḥ sakirātakāḥ || 1.55.3 ||
From her cry of “humbhā” were born the Kāmbojas, radiant like the sun; from her udder arose the Paplavas, weapons in their hands. From her womb came the Yavanas; from her anus, the Śakas; and from the pores of her skin sprang the Mlecchas, together with the Hārītas and the Kirātas.
Rajarshi Viswamitra endowed with supreme power became very haughty. Having obtained the weapons, his insolence was greatly accentuated.
The verse functions as an etiological (origin) account within the narrative, implicitly warning that uncontrolled power can generate widespread, weapon-bearing forces; Dharma requires restraint and right intention rather than mere capacity to produce or command force.
In the larger episode, extraordinary beings/peoples are described as arising in connection with a miraculous event, setting the stage for escalating conflict tied to the misuse of might.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue emphasized is self-control (dama) and disciplined restraint—qualities that prevent power from devolving into chaotic, weapon-driven violence.