Shloka 4
सोमक–जन्तु उपाख्यानम्
Somaka–Jantu Exemplar: The Quest for a Hundred Sons
कदाचित् तस्य वृद्धस्य घटमानस्य यत्नतः । जन्तुर्नाम सुतस्तस्मिन् स्त्रीशते समजायत,राजा सोमक वृद्धावस्थामें भी इसके लिये निरन्तर यत्नशील थे; अत: किसी समय उनकी सौ स्ट्रियोंमेंसे किसी एकके गर्भसे एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ, जिसका नाम था जन्तु
kadācit tasya vṛddhasya ghaṭamānasya yatnataḥ | janturnāma sutas tasmin strīśate samajāyata ||
ครั้นกาลหนึ่ง เมื่อพระราชาผู้ชรานั้นยังทรงเพียรพยายามมิได้ขาด ในหมู่มเหสีหนึ่งร้อยนางก็มีผู้หนึ่งประสูติโอรส พระนามว่า ‘ชันตุ’
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the powerful drive for lineage and the persistence of human effort; it also invites ethical reflection on how intense desire for an heir can shape royal decisions and family life.
An aged king, still striving to obtain a son, finally has a child born among his hundred wives; the newborn is named Jantu.