Shloka 7
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
शक्त: संहननो वाग्मी सौवीरीतनयास्त्रय: । मनस्योरभवन् पुत्रा: शूरा: सर्वे महारथा:,मनस्युके सौवीरीके गर्भसे तीन पुत्र हुए--शक्त, संहनन और वाग्मी। वे सभी शूरवीर और महारथी थे
śaktaḥ saṁhananaḥ vāgmī sauvīrītanayās trayaḥ | manasyor abhavan putrāḥ śūrāḥ sarve mahārathāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: De Manasyu, por Sauvīrī, nasceram três filhos — Śakta, Saṁhanana e Vāgmī. Todos eram heróis valentes, cada qual um grande guerreiro de carro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an idealized model of royal virtue: physical capability (śakta), steadfast cohesion (saṁhanana), and eloquence (vāgmī) alongside bravery and elite martial status (mahāratha). It presents these qualities as worthy attributes within a kṣatriya lineage.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Manasyu of the Sauvīrī line had three sons—Śakta, Saṁhanana, and Vāgmī—who were all renowned as brave heroes and great chariot-warriors.