Shloka 101

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अपराजित: पण्डितको विशालाक्षो दुराधन:

Transliteration

aparājitaḥ paṇḍitakaḥ viśālākṣo durādhanaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “(Người ấy) bất khả chiến bại, uyên bác, mắt lớn, và khó bề khuất phục.”

Word by Word

अपराजितःunconquered, undefeated

पण्डितकःa learned man, scholar

विशालाक्षःone who has large eyes

दुराधनःhard to subdue/overcome

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that strength (being ‘unconquered’) and intellect (being ‘learned’) are admirable, but their ethical value depends on how they are used; formidable capability must be guided by dharma to become truly beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is briefly describing a person’s qualities in a laudatory list—invincible, wise, striking in appearance, and hard to subdue—serving as a narrative characterization within the ongoing account.