Shloka 77
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
धुन्धुमाराच्च काम्बोजो मुचुकुन्दस्ततोडलभत् | मुचुकुन्दान्मरुत्तश्न मरुत्तादपि रैवत:
dhundhumārāc ca kāmbojo mucukundas tato ’labhat | mucukundān maruttaś ca maruttād api raivataḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: De Dhundhumāra veio Kāmboja; dele nasceu Mucukunda. De Mucukunda veio Marutta, e de Marutta, por sua vez, Raivata. Assim se recita a linhagem para preservar a memória dos reis justos e a continuidade do dever régio através das gerações.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Itihāsa practice of preserving genealogies: remembering righteous rulers and the succession of kingship helps anchor dharma in historical continuity and models ideal royal responsibility across generations.
Bhīṣma is listing a sequence of ancestors and descendants—Dhundhumāra → Kāmboja → Mucukunda → Marutta → Raivata—within a broader genealogical account in the Śānti Parva.