Shloka 60
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
मद्रक: कण्विष्टश्ष॒ सिद्धार्थ: कीटकस्तथा । सुवीरश्न सुबाहुश्च महावीरो5थ बाह्विक:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | madrakaḥ kaṇviṣṭhaḥ siddhārthaḥ kīṭakas tathā | suvīraś ca subāhuś ca mahāvīro 'tha bāhlikaḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「そこにはまた、マドラカ、カンヴィシュタ、シッダールタ、キータカの諸王がおり、さらにスヴィーラとスバーフもいた。ついで、剛勇の英雄バーフリカもまた名を連ねていた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a reminder that power and prestige are widely distributed among many rulers, yet all become subject to the moral consequences of political choice. The epic’s ethical frame suggests that lineage and might do not exempt kings from dharma; rather, they intensify responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of notable kings/warriors, naming several rulers in succession. Such lists situate the main dynastic narrative within a larger political world and prepare the reader for later alliances and conflicts involving many realms.