Shloka 5
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
प्रवीरेश्चररौद्राश्चास्त्रय: पुत्रा महारथा: । पूरो: पौष्ट्यामजायन्त प्रवीरो वंशकृत् ततः,पूरुके पौष्टी नामक पत्नीके गर्भसे प्रवीर, ईश्वर तथा रौद्राश्व नामक तीन महारथी पुत्र हुए। इनमेंसे प्रवीर अपनी वंश-परम्पराको आगे बढ़ानेवाले हुए
pravīreś cararau drāś cāstrayaḥ putrā mahārathāḥ | pūroḥ pauṣṭyām ajāyanta pravīro vaṁśakṛt tataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : De Pūru, par son épouse Pauṣṭī, naquirent trois fils — Pravīra, Īśvara et Raudrāśva — chacun grand guerrier de char. Parmi eux, Pravīra fut celui qui poursuivit la lignée, assurant la continuité dynastique.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the importance of dynastic continuity in the royal (kṣatriya) context: producing heirs and maintaining the lineage is treated as a key social and political responsibility, with special notice given to the son who carries the line forward (vaṁśakṛt).
Vaiśampāyana continues the genealogical account: Pūru and his wife Pauṣṭī have three sons—Pravīra, Īśvara, and Raudrāśva—described as mahārathas, and Pravīra is identified as the one through whom the lineage proceeds.