Shloka 101

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अपराजित: पण्डितको विशालाक्षो दुराधन:

Transliteration

aparājitaḥ paṇḍitakaḥ viśālākṣo durādhanaḥ

Translation

అతడు అపరాజితుడు, పండితుడు, విశాలాక్షుడు, వశపరచుటకు దుర్లభుడు।

Word by Word

अपराजितःunconquered, undefeated

पण्डितकःa learned man, scholar

विशालाक्षःone who has large eyes

दुराधनःhard to subdue/overcome

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that strength (being ‘unconquered’) and intellect (being ‘learned’) are admirable, but their ethical value depends on how they are used; formidable capability must be guided by dharma to become truly beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is briefly describing a person’s qualities in a laudatory list—invincible, wise, striking in appearance, and hard to subdue—serving as a narrative characterization within the ongoing account.