Shloka 45

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

क्रोधहन्तेति यस्तस्य बभूवावरजो5सुर: । दण्ड इत्यभिविख्यात: स आसीन्नूपति: क्षितौ,क्रोधहन्ता नामक असुर जो उसका छोटा भाई (कालाके पुत्रोंमें तीसरा) था, वह इस पृथ्वीपर दण्ड नामसे विख्यात नरेश हुआ

Transliteration

krodhahanteti yas tasya babhūvāvarajo 'suraḥ | daṇḍa ity abhivikhyātaḥ sa āsīn nṛpatiḥ kṣitau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Vị asura là em trai của ông, mang tên Krodhahantā (“Kẻ diệt cơn giận”), đã trở thành vua trên cõi đất và lừng danh rộng khắp với danh hiệu Daṇḍa (“Hình phạt/Kỷ cương”).

Word by Word

क्रोधहन्ताKrodhahantā (the slayer of anger) (name)

इतिthus (as called)

यःwho

तस्यof him

बभूवbecame/was

अवरजःyounger brother

असुरःasura/demon

दण्डःDaṇḍa (name); staff/punishment

इतिthus (as called)

अभिविख्यातःwell-known, renowned

सःhe

आसीत्was

नृपतिःking (lord of men)

क्षितौon the earth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Krodhahantā

Daṇḍa

Asura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ethical self-mastery—especially the conquest of anger (krodha)—with legitimate rulership. A king’s daṇḍa (punitive authority) is ideally grounded in restraint and discipline rather than rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies a younger brother named Krodhahantā and states that he became a renowned earthly king called Daṇḍa, continuing a genealogical account that connects names, qualities, and royal roles.