Shloka 46

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

क्रोधवर्धन इत्येवं यस्त्वन्य: परिकीर्तित: । दण्डधार इति ख्यात: सो5भवन्मनुजर्षभ:,क्रोधवर्धन नामक जो दूसरा दैत्य कहा गया है, वह मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ दण्डधार नामसे विख्यात हुआ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

krodhavardhana ityevaṁ yastvanyaḥ parikīrtitaḥ |

daṇḍadhāra iti khyātaḥ so 'bhavan manujarṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : L’autre, dont on parlait comme de Krodhavardhana (« celui qui accroît la colère »), devint renommé parmi les hommes sous le nom de Daṇḍadhāra, taureau parmi les humains.

Word by Word

क्रोधवर्धनःKrodhavardhana (name; 'anger-increasing')

इतिthus; as (called)

एवम्in this manner

यःwho

तुbut; indeed

अन्यःanother

परिकीर्तितःproclaimed; mentioned

दण्डधारःDaṇḍadhāra (name; 'staff-bearer')

इतिthus; as (called)

ख्यातःrenowned; known

सःhe

अभवत्became; was

मनुजर्षभःbull among men; best of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Krodhavardhana

Daṇḍadhāra

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse juxtaposes a name rooted in anger (Krodhavardhana) with a later human identity tied to discipline and punishment (Daṇḍadhāra), hinting that uncontrolled wrath can transform into harshness, while rightful authority must be guided by dharma rather than mere anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical/identificatory account: a being earlier known as Krodhavardhana is said to have become a human famed as Daṇḍadhāra, described as an outstanding man.