Shloka 25

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्या: पुत्रो मनोजव: । अविज्ञातगतिश्चैव द्वौ पुत्रावनिलस्य तु,अनिलकी भार्याका नाम शिवा है। उसके दो पुत्र हैं--मनोजव तथा अविज्ञातगति। इस प्रकार अनिलके दो पुत्र कहे गये हैं

Transliteration

anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putro manojavaḥ | avijñātagatiś caiva dvau putrāv anilasya tu ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Si Anila (ang Diyos ng Hangin) ay may asawang nagngangalang Śivā. Mula sa kanya ay isinilang ang dalawang anak: si Manojava (“kasingbilis ng isip”) at si Avijñātagati (“may landas na di matukoy”). Kaya’t si Anila ay inilarawang may dalawang anak na ito.

Word by Word

अनिलस्यof Anila (the Wind-god)

शिवाŚivā (name of the wife)

भार्याwife

तस्याःof her

पुत्रःson

मनोजवःManojava (swift as the mind)

अविज्ञातगतिःAvijñātagati (of unknown course)

चand

एवindeed/just

द्वौtwo

पुत्रौsons (two)

अनिलस्यof Anila

तुbut/indeed (emphasis)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Anila (Vāyu)

Śivā

Manojava

Avijñātagati

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how qualities of a cosmic force (wind) are mirrored in its offspring: swiftness (Manojava) and inscrutability of motion (Avijñātagati). In Mahābhārata’s genealogical style, such naming conveys character and function, reminding readers that nature’s powers are understood through meaningful lineages and attributes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is listing genealogical details: he identifies Anila’s wife as Śivā and names their two sons, Manojava and Avijñātagati, thereby completing a small segment of a broader catalog of beings and their progeny in Ādi Parva.