Shloka 58
Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्
धृतराष्ट्री तु हंसांश्व कलहंसांश्व॒ सर्वश: । चक्रवाकांश्व भद्रा तु जनयामास सैव तु,कल्याणमयी धूृतराष्ट्रीने सब प्रकारके हंसों, कल-हंसों तथा चक्रवाकोंको जन्म दिया। कल्याणमय गुणोंसे सम्पन्न तथा समस्त शुभ लक्षणोंसे युक्त यशस्विनी शुकीने शुकों (तोतों)-को ही उत्पन्न किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dhṛtarāṣṭrī tu haṃsāṃś ca kalahāṃsāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ |
cakrāvākāṃś ca bhadrā tu janayāmāsa saiva tu |
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ธฤตราษฏรีให้กำเนิดหงส์ทุกจำพวก ทั้งหงส์และกละหงส์; ส่วนภัทราให้กำเนิดนกจักรวาก.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces the idea of an ordered cosmos where beings arise according to their kinds; such orderly generation is treated as auspicious and supportive of dharma (the sustaining order).
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog-like account of births: Dhṛtarāṣṭrī produces various kinds of swans and cakrāvākas, and Bhadrā also produces cakrāvākas, as part of a broader genealogical enumeration.