Shloka 97

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

सेनापति: सुषेणश्न॒ कुण्डोदरमहोदरौ । चित्रबाहुश्नित्रवर्मा सुवर्मा दुर्विरोचन:

Transliteration

senāpatiḥ suṣeṇaś ca kuṇḍodara-mahodarau | citrabāhuś citravarmā suvarmā durvirocanaḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—సేనాపతి సుషేణుడు; కుండోదరుడు, మహోదరుడు అనే ఇద్దరు; అలాగే చిత్రబాహుడు, చిత్రవర్ముడు, సువర్ముడు, దుర్విరోచనుడును ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

सेनापतिःthe commander of the army

सुषेणःSushena (proper name)

कुण्डोदरःKundodara (proper name; 'pot-bellied')

महोदरौMahodara (proper name; dual form used in listing)

चित्रबाहुःChitrabahu (proper name; 'having splendid arms')

चित्रवर्माChitravarman (proper name; 'of splendid armor')

सुवर्माSuvarman (proper name; 'well-armored')

दुर्विरोचनःDurvirochana (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Suṣeṇa

Kuṇḍodara

Mahodara

Citrabāhu

Citravarmā

Suvarmā

Durvirocana

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 is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: by naming commanders and warriors, it highlights the importance of recognized leadership and ordered organization in a royal or martial enterprise, where responsibility is tied to identifiable persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a roster-like enumeration of prominent fighters, mentioning a senāpati (commander) and several named warriors as part of a larger listing of those present in the host.