Shloka 91
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
दुर्योधनसहायास्ते पौलस्त्या भरतर्षभ । वैश्यापुत्रो युयुत्सुश्न धार्तराष्ट्र: शताधिक:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
duryodhana-sahāyās te paulastyā bharatarṣabha |
vaiśyā-putro yuyutsuś ca dhārtarāṣṭraḥ śatādhikaḥ ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—பரதரிஷபா, அந்தப் பௌலஸ்த்ய வம்சத்தார் துரியோதனனின் துணையினர். மேலும் வைசியப் பெண்ணில் பிறந்த யுயுத்ஸுவும் த்ருதராஷ்டிரனின் மகனே; ஆகவே எண்ணிக்கை நூற்றை மீறியது.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames moral disposition as rooted in character and origins: Duryodhana’s support-base is depicted as inherently inclined toward cruelty (rākṣasa-like), while Yuyutsu is marked as distinct—suggesting that ethical alignment is not merely familial but chosen and conditioned by one’s nature and associations.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical and descriptive account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their supporters: most are grouped as Duryodhana’s allies with a demonic characterization, and Yuyutsu is identified separately as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son by a Vaiśyā woman, making the total number exceed one hundred.