Shloka 91
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
दुर्योधनसहायास्ते पौलस्त्या भरतर्षभ । वैश्यापुत्रो युयुत्सुश्न धार्तराष्ट्र: शताधिक:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
duryodhana-sahāyās te paulastyā bharatarṣabha |
vaiśyā-putro yuyutsuś ca dhārtarāṣṭraḥ śatādhikaḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے بھرتوں کے سردار، وہ پَولستیہ نسل کے سَتّے دُریودھن کے مددگار تھے۔ اور وَیشیا عورت سے پیدا ہونے والا یُیُتسُو بھی دھرتراشٹر ہی کا بیٹا تھا؛ یوں گنتی سو سے بڑھ گئی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames moral disposition as rooted in character and origins: Duryodhana’s support-base is depicted as inherently inclined toward cruelty (rākṣasa-like), while Yuyutsu is marked as distinct—suggesting that ethical alignment is not merely familial but chosen and conditioned by one’s nature and associations.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical and descriptive account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their supporters: most are grouped as Duryodhana’s allies with a demonic characterization, and Yuyutsu is identified separately as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son by a Vaiśyā woman, making the total number exceed one hundred.