Shloka 6
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
संह्ाद इति विख्यात: प्रह्मादस्यानुजस्तु यः । स शल्य इति विख्यातो जज्ञे बाह्लीकपुज्रव:
Saṁhrāda iti vikhyātaḥ Prahrādasya anujaḥ tu yaḥ | sa Śalya iti vikhyāto jajñe Bāhlīka-puṅgavaḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「プラフラーダの弟で、サンフラーダとして名高い者は、バーフリーカの中で最も卓越した統治者として名を馳せるシャリヤとして生まれた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the epic theme that social and political identity is anchored in lineage: renowned kings are presented as continuations of earlier ancestral lines, linking fame and authority to inherited genealogy.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is recounting a genealogical account: Saṃhrāda, identified as Prahrāda’s younger brother, is said to have been born as Śalya, the foremost ruler among the Bāhlīkas.