अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
दुष्यन्ताद् भरतो जज्ञे विद्वाञउ्छाकुन्तलो नृप: । तस्माद् भरतवंशस्य विप्रतस्थे महद् यश:,दुष्यन्तसे विद्वान् राजा भरतका जन्म हुआ, जो शकुन्तलाके पुत्र थे। उन्हींसे भरतवंशका महान् यश फैला
Duṣyantād Bharato jajñe vidvān Śākuntalo nṛpaḥ | tasmād Bharatavaṃśasya vipratasthe mahad yaśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : De Duṣyanta naquit Bharata, le roi sage, fils de Śakuntalā. De lui se répandit au loin la grande renommée de la lignée des Bharata, célèbre en tous lieux.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse underscores the dharmic importance of rightful lineage and virtuous kingship: a ruler’s wisdom and conduct generate lasting yaśas (honorable fame) that sustains and dignifies an entire dynasty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the genealogical continuation of the royal line: Duṣyanta fathers Bharata (Śakuntalā’s son), and Bharata becomes the source from whom the renowned Bharata dynasty’s fame spreads.