Shloka 59
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
गण: क्रोधवशो नाम यस्ते राजन् प्रकीर्तित: । तत: संजज्षिरे वीरा: क्षिताविह नराधिपा:
gaṇaḥ krodhavaśo nāma yas te rājan prakīrtitaḥ | tataḥ sañjajñire vīrāḥ kṣitāv iha narādhipāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, daripada rombongan yang disebut ‘Krodhavaśa’—yang telah aku perkenalkan kepadamu—lahirlah di bumi ini beberapa raja manusia yang gagah perkasa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links inner disposition to outer role: a host characterized by anger (krodha) manifests in the human realm as kings. It implies that rulership is ethically charged—when anger governs the mind, it can shape political power and its consequences.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, telling the king that the previously described group called Krodhavaśa gave rise to certain heroic earthly rulers. It sets up the identification of specific kings as embodiments of that earlier host.