Shloka 14
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
मतिनारसुता राजं॑श्नृत्वारो$मितविक्रमा: । तंसुर्महानतिरथो द्रह्मुश्चाप्रतिमद्युति:,राजन! मतिनारके चार पुत्र हुए, जो अत्यन्त पराक्रमी थे। उनके नाम ये हैं--तंसु, महान, अतिरथ और अनुपम तेजस्वी ट्रह्मु
Matinārasutā rājan catvāro 'mitavikramāḥ | Taṃsur Mahān Atiratho Druhyuś cāpratima-dyutiḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Oh rey, Matināra tuvo cuatro hijos, todos de proeza inconmensurable: Taṃsu, Mahān, Atiratha y Druhyu, cuyo resplandor no tenía igual.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on legitimate succession and the ideal qualities of rulers—prowess and splendor—framing political authority within an ethical expectation of kṣatriya responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana continues the genealogical narration to King Janamejaya, listing Matināra’s four sons by name as part of the dynastic lineage leading toward later royal lines.