Shloka 105

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

दीर्घबाहुर्महाबाहुर्व्यूडोरु: कनकाज्भद: । कुण्डजश्ित्रकश्चैव द:ःशला च शताधिका

Transliteration

dīrghabāhur mahābāhur vyūḍhoruḥ kanakāṅgadaḥ | kuṇḍajaś citrakaś caiva duḥśalā ca śatādhikā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Entre os filhos estavam Dīrghabāhu e Mahābāhu, Vyūḍhoru e Kanakāṅgada; também Kuṇḍaja e Citraka; e Duḥśalā—juntamente com mais de uma centena de outros. A enumeração ressalta a vastidão da linhagem dos Kuru e prenuncia que a expansão sem freio do poder e do parentesco, se não for guiada pela contenção e pela reta conduta, pode tornar-se o viveiro da rivalidade e do adharma.

Word by Word

दीर्घबाहुःlong-armed

महाबाहुःmighty-armed

व्यूढोरुःwith well-developed thighs

कनकाभःgolden-hued

कुण्डजःKundaja (a proper name)

चित्रकःCitraka (a proper name)

चand

एवindeed/also

दुःशलाDuḥśalā (a proper name)

चand

शताधिकाmore than a hundred (in number)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dīrghabāhu

Mahābāhu

Vyūḍhoru

Kanakāṅgada

Kuṇḍaja

Citraka

Duḥśalā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the vastness of a royal lineage; ethically, it suggests that mere numbers, strength, and prestige do not ensure dharma—only disciplined conduct and wise governance prevent kinship and power from turning into conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical enumeration, listing several named offspring (including Duḥśalā) and indicating that the total exceeded a hundred, emphasizing the scale of the family and setting context for later dynastic tensions.