Shloka 15

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

दैतेय: सो5भवद्‌ राजा हार्दिक्यो मनुजर्षभ: । वृषपर्वेति विख्यात: श्रीमान्‌ यस्तु महासुर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

daiteyaḥ so 'bhavad rājā hārdikyo manujaarṣabhaḥ |

vṛṣaparveti vikhyātaḥ śrīmān yas tu mahāsuraḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: тот дайтья родился среди людей царём Хардикьей, быком среди смертных. И великий, славный асура, известный как Вришапарван, в мире людей стал именоваться тем же именем. Так некоторые могучие асуры и дайтьи воплотились земными царями, формируя политический и нравственный уклад, на котором позднее развернутся грядущие распри.

Word by Word

• दैतेयः: a Daiteya (demon of Diti’s line)
• दैतेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हार्दिक्यः: Hārdikya (proper name)
• हार्दिक्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनुजर्षभः: bull among men; best of men
• मनुजर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृषपर्वा: Vṛṣaparvan (proper name)
• वृषपर्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• विख्यातः: renowned; famous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्यात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

• श्रीमान्: splendid; prosperous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महासुरः: great Asura
• महासुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-असुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Daitya (Daiteya)
• Hārdikya
• Vṛṣaparvan
• Asura (Mahāsura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores an epic motif: beings of Asuric/Daityic lineage can take human birth as kings, implying that political power may carry latent ethical tendencies. It invites discernment—nobility of title and splendor (śrī) do not automatically guarantee dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog of supernatural beings (Daityas/Asuras) who are said to have been born on earth as notable rulers. Here he identifies a Daitya as becoming King Hārdikya, and the famed Asura Vṛṣaparvan as appearing as the king known by that name.