Shloka 30
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
ऐक्ष्वाकी जनयामास सुहोत्रात् पृथिवीपते: । अजमीढं सुमीढं च पुरुमीढं च भारत,भारत! राजा सुहोत्रसे ऐक्ष्वाकीने अजमीढ, सुमीढ तथा पुरुमीढ नामक तीन पुत्रोंकी जन्म दिया
aikṣvākī janayāmāsa suhotrāt pṛthivīpateḥ | ajamīḍhaṃ sumīḍhaṃ ca purumīḍhaṃ ca bhārata ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: A senhora Aikṣvākī deu ao rei Suhotra, senhor da terra, três filhos—Ajamīḍha, Sumīḍha e Purumīḍha, ó Bhārata. A passagem ressalta a transmissão ordenada da linhagem real, sustentáculo do dever kṣatriya e da estabilidade social.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the importance of legitimate succession and continuity of the royal line, which in the epic functions as a foundation for political order and the proper exercise of kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Queen Aikṣvākī bore King Suhotra three sons: Ajamīḍha, Sumīḍha, and Purumīḍha.