Shloka 153

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

एवमन्ये मनुष्येन्द्रा बहवों5शा दिवौकसाम्‌ | जज्ञिरे वसुदेवस्य कुले कुलविवर्धना:

Transliteration

evam anye manuṣyendrā bahavo 'ṁśā divaukasām | jajñire vasudevasya kule kulavivardhanāḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Так же в роду Васудевы родилось множество иных царей — каждый был частичным проявлением богов, мужи, умножившие и возвысившие свой род.»

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनुष्येन्द्राः: kings among men
• मनुष्येन्द्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्येन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अंशाः: portions, parts
• अंशाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• जज्ञिरे: were born, came into being
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

• वसुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कुलविवर्धनाः: increasing the family/lineage
• कुलविवर्धनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलविवर्धन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vasudeva
• divaukas (the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames exemplary rulers as divinely empowered (aṁśas of the gods) and emphasizes the ethical ideal of sustaining and strengthening one’s lineage and social order through worthy conduct and leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that many kings were born in Vasudeva’s family, described as possessing divine portions and as contributors to the growth and prestige of their clan.