Shloka 96
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
दुर्मदो दुष्प्रधर्षश्व विवित्सुर्विकट: सम: । ऊर्णनाभ: पद्मनाभस्तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ
durmado duṣpradharṣaś ca vivitsur vikaṭaḥ samaḥ | ūrṇanābhaḥ padmanābhas tathā nandopanandakau ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—துர்மதன், துஷ்ப்ரதர்ஷன், விவித்ஸு, விகடன், சமன்; ஊர்ணநாபன், பத்மநாபன்; மேலும் நந்தன், உபநந்தனும் இருந்தனர்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as part of a genealogical/narrative catalogue, implicitly teaching that the epic’s moral world is populated by many agents; dharma and adharma unfold through networks of people and families, not only a few celebrated protagonists.
Vaiśampāyana continues enumerating named individuals in sequence, adding several figures (Durmada through Upananda) as part of a larger list in this section of Ādi Parva.