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Shloka 47

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

कालेयानां तु ये पुत्रास्तेषामष्टी नराधिपा: । जज्ञिरे राजशार्दूल शार्टूलसमविक्रमा:,नृपश्रेष्ठत कालेय नामक दैत्योंके जो पुत्र थे, उनमेंसे आठ इस पृथ्वीपर सिंहके समान पराक्रमी राजा हुए

kāleyānāṁ tu ye putrās teṣām aṣṭī narādhipāḥ | jajñire rājaśārdūla śārdūlasamavikramāḥ ||

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజశార్దూలా! కాళేయుల కుమారులలో ఎనభై మంది భూమిపై రాజులుగా జన్మించి, శార్దూలసమాన పరాక్రమము కలవారై యుండిరి।

कालेयानाम्of the Kāleyas
कालेयानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकालेय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
येwho/which
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अष्टिeight
अष्टि:
Karta
TypeNumeral
Rootअष्टन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराधिपाःkings (lords of men)
नराधिपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जज्ञिरेwere born/arose
जज्ञिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Atmanepada
राजशार्दूलO tiger among kings
राजशार्दूल:
TypeNoun
Rootराजशार्दूल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमा:̣having valor equal to a tiger
शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमा:̣:
TypeAdjective
Rootशार्दूलसमविक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kāleyas
S
sons of the Kāleyas
E
eighty kings (narādhipāḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that political power and extraordinary valor can arise from any lineage, even daitya clans; therefore, ethical worth (dharma) cannot be inferred merely from birth or strength, a recurring Mahābhārata theme when assessing rulers and their actions.

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that among the Kāleya daityas’ sons, eighty became kings on earth, described as tiger-like in prowess—an amplification of their formidable presence in the world.