Shloka 111
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
भीमसेनं तु वातस्य देवराजस्य चार्जुनम् । अश्रिनोस्तु तथैवांशौ रूपेणाप्रतिमौ भुवि
bhīmasenaṃ tu vātasya devarājasya cārjunam | aśvinostu tathaivāṃśau rūpeṇāpratimau bhuvi ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Ketahuilah Bhīmasena sebagai bagian dari Vāyu, dan Arjuna sebagai bagian dari Indra, raja para dewa. Demikian pula Nakula dan Sahadeva adalah bagian dari Aśvin kembar—tiada bandingnya di bumi dalam rupa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exceptional strength, skill, and beauty are presented as gifts rooted in divine sources; the implied ethical lesson is that such endowments should be aligned with dharma—used for protection, justice, and restraint—rather than for arrogance or harm.
Vaiśampāyana explains the divine origins of the Pāṇḍava brothers: Bhīma is a portion of Vāyu, Arjuna of Indra, and Nakula–Sahadeva of the Aśvin twins, emphasizing their incomparable qualities as part of the epic’s genealogical and theological framing.