Shloka 2
वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line
एक एवोत्तमबल: क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्वित: । स वनस्यान्तमासाद्य महच्छून्यं समासदत्,उस समय उत्तम बलसे युक्त महाराज दुष्यन्त अकेले ही थे तथा भूख, प्यास और थकावटसे शिथिल हो रहे थे। उस वनके दूसरे छोरमें पहुँचनेपर उन्हें एक बहुत बड़ा ऊसर मैदान मिला, जहाँ वृक्ष आदि नहीं थे
eka evottamabalaḥ kṣutpipāsāśramānvitaḥ | sa vanasyāntam āsādya mahacchūnyaṃ samāsadat ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Dotado de excelente força, mas afligido por fome, sede e cansaço, o rei Duṣyanta estava completamente só. Ao alcançar o extremo da floresta, deparou-se com uma vasta extensão vazia e estéril, sem árvores—sinal exterior da provação que testa a resistência e a firmeza de espírito de um governante.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a ruler’s resilience: even one endowed with great strength must face hunger, thirst, and fatigue, and the ethical ideal is to remain steady and capable amid hardship rather than be ruled by bodily distress.
Duṣyanta, alone and worn by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, reaches the edge of a forest and comes upon a vast, desolate, treeless stretch of land, setting the scene for what follows in his journey.