Mahabharata 1.95.24 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 24
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
ततो दिविरथो नाम भुमन्योरभवत् सुतः । सुहोत्रश्न सुहोता च सुहवि: सुयजुस्तथा
tato diviratho nāma bhumanyor abhavat sutaḥ | suhotraś ca suhota ca suhaviḥ suyajus tathā ||
അതിനുശേഷം ഭൂമന്യുവിന് ദിവിരഥൻ എന്നൊരു പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു; കൂടാതെ സുഹോത്രൻ, സുഹോതാ, സുഹവി, സുയജു എന്ന പുത്രന്മാരും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
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The verse supports the dharmic idea that social and political order rests on clear lineage and rightful succession; seniority and established descent are presented as a legitimate basis for inheritance of rule.
Vaiśampāyana continues a dynastic genealogy, naming Bhūmanyu’s sons—Diviratha and others—thereby linking generations and clarifying succession within the royal line.
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