Shloka 2
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
त्रिषु वर्षेषु पूर्णेषु दीप्तानलसमपद्युतिम् रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतं दौष्पन्तिं जनमेजय,जनमेजय! तदनन्तर पूरे तीन वर्ष व्यतीत होनेके बाद सुन्दर जाँघोंवाली शकुन्तलाने अपने गर्भसे प्रजजलित अग्निके समान तेजस्वी, रूप और उदारता आदि गुणोंसे सम्पन्न, अमित पराक्रमी कुमारको जन्म दिया, जो दुष्यन्तके वीर्यसे उत्पन्न हुआ था
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | triṣu varṣeṣu pūrṇeṣu dīptānalasamapadyutim rūpaudāryaguṇopetaṃ dauṣpantiṃ janamejaya |
Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: O Janamejaya, nang makumpleto ang tatlong taon, isinilang ni Śakuntalā ang isang anak na lalaki sa angkan ni Duṣyanta—nagniningning na parang naglalagablab na apoy, pinagkalooban ng kagandahan at marangal na pagkabukas-palad, at may dakilang lakas at tapang. Ipinapakita ng salaysay ang kaganapan ng wastong lahi at ang paglitaw ng karapat-dapat na tagapagmana, na ang kanyang mga katangian ay itinatanghal na mga palatandaan ng itinadhanang paghahari.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the birth of a royal heir as the fruition of rightful lineage and virtue: the child’s splendor and qualities (beauty, generosity, prowess) are presented as ethical and political markers of fitness for kingship, aligning personal excellence with dharmic continuity.
After three years have passed, Śakuntalā gives birth to a son connected to Duṣyanta’s line, described as fire-like in radiance and rich in noble qualities; Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.