Shloka 105

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

दीर्घबाहुर्महाबाहुर्व्यूडोरु: कनकाज्भद: । कुण्डजश्ित्रकश्चैव द:ःशला च शताधिका

Transliteration

dīrghabāhur mahābāhur vyūḍhoruḥ kanakāṅgadaḥ | kuṇḍajaś citrakaś caiva duḥśalā ca śatādhikā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Entre los hijos estaban Dīrghabāhu y Mahābāhu, Vyūḍhoru y Kanakāṅgada; también Kuṇḍaja y Citraka; y Duḥśalā—junto con más de un centenar de otros. La enumeración subraya la inmensidad del linaje Kuru y presagia que la expansión desmedida del poder y del parentesco, si no es guiada por la contención y la recta conducta, puede volverse semillero de rivalidad y adharma.

Word by Word

• दीर्घबाहुः: long-armed
• दीर्घबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यूढोरुः: with well-developed thighs
• व्यूढोरुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यूढोरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कनकाभः: golden-hued
• कनकाभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनकाभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुण्डजः: Kundaja (a proper name)
• कुण्डजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्रकः: Citraka (a proper name)
• चित्रकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• दुःशला: Duḥśalā (a proper name)
• दुःशला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शताधिका: more than a hundred (in number)
• शताधिका: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शताधिक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dīrghabāhu
• Mahābāhu
• Vyūḍhoru
• Kanakāṅgada
• Kuṇḍaja
• Citraka
• Duḥśalā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the vastness of a royal lineage; ethically, it suggests that mere numbers, strength, and prestige do not ensure dharma—only disciplined conduct and wise governance prevent kinship and power from turning into conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical enumeration, listing several named offspring (including Duḥśalā) and indicating that the total exceeded a hundred, emphasizing the scale of the family and setting context for later dynastic tensions.