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Shloka 5

Duḥṣanta at Kaṇva-Āśrama; Śakuntalā’s Reception and Origin Prelude (दुःषन्तस्य कण्वाश्रमागमनम्)

दानवान्‌ राक्षसांश्चैव गन्धर्वान्‌ पन्नगांस्तथा । पुरुषादानि चान्यानि जघ्नु: सत्त्वान्यनेकश:,वे दानव, राक्षस, दुष्ट गन्धर्व, सर्प तथा अन्यान्य मनुष्यभक्षी जीवोंका बारम्बार संहार करने लगे। भरतश्रेष्ठ) वे बचपनमें भी इतने बलवान्‌ थे कि दानव, राक्षस, गन्धर्व तथा सर्प उनका बाल बाँका तक नहीं कर पाते थे

dānavān rākṣasāṁś caiva gandharvān pannagāṁs tathā | puruṣādāni cānyāni jaghnuḥ sattvāny anekaśaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Họ đã nhiều lần giết diệt vô số loài—Dānavas, Rākṣasas, Gandharvas, loài rắn, cùng những sinh vật ăn thịt người khác. Đoạn văn nhấn mạnh sức mạnh phi thường của họ: ngay từ thuở ấu thơ, những loài hung hãn ấy cũng không thể làm họ tổn hại dù chỉ một chút.

दानवान्Daityas/demons (Danavas)
दानवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदानव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
राक्षसान्Rakshasas
राक्षसान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गन्धर्वान्Gandharvas
गन्धर्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पन्नगान्serpents (Nagas)
पन्नगान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तथाso/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पुरुषादानिman-eating (creatures)
पुरुषादानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुषाद
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यानिother
अन्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
जघ्नुःthey slew/killed
जघ्नुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सत्त्वानिbeings/creatures
सत्त्वानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अनेकशःmany times/repeatedly
अनेकशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनेकशस्

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
D
Dānavas
R
Rākṣasas
G
Gandharvas
P
Pannagas (serpents)
P
Puruṣādas (man-eaters)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames extraordinary strength as ethically meaningful when directed toward restraining or eliminating predatory, adharmic forces (man-eaters and violent beings), implying a protective duty toward society rather than violence for its own sake.

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes how the protagonists repeatedly killed various hostile non-human beings—Dānavas, Rākṣasas, Gandharvas, serpents, and other man-eaters—highlighting that even from childhood they were so powerful that such beings could not injure them.