Shloka 123
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
प्रतिविन्ध्यो युधिष्ठिरात् सुतसोमो वृकोदरात् । अर्जुनाच्छुतकीर्तिस्तु शतानीकस्तु नाकुलि:
prativindhyo yudhiṣṭhirāt sutasomo vṛkodarāt | arjunāc chrutakīrtis tu śatānīkas tu nākuliḥ |
ਦਾਸ਼ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਵਿੰਧ੍ਯ, ਵ੍ਰਿਕੋਦਰ (ਭੀਮ) ਤੋਂ ਸੁਤਸੋਮ, ਅਰਜੁਨ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤਕੀਰਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਕੁਲ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ਤਾਨੀਕ ਜਨਮਿਆ।
दाश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dharma as continuity: rightful lineage and responsible progeny sustain social order and preserve a dynasty’s obligations, even when the larger narrative moves toward war and crisis.
Daśa is listing the sons of the Pāṇḍavas—naming each child and his father—within a broader genealogical account that situates later events by clarifying family relationships and succession.