Shloka 23

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

ततः पुत्रिणमात्मान ज्ञात्वा पौरवनन्दन: । भुमन्युं भरतश्रेष्ठ यौवराज्ये5भ्यषेचयत्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ) तदनन्तर पौरवकुलका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले भरतने अपनेको पुत्रवान्‌ समझकर भुमन्युको युवराजके पदपर अभिषिक्त किया

Transliteration

tataḥ putriṇam ātmānaṃ jñātvā pauravanandanaḥ | bhūmanyuṃ bharataśreṣṭha yauvarājye 'bhiṣecayat ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, biết mình đã được phúc có con, Bharata—bậc ưu tú nhất trong dòng Bharata, niềm vui của họ Paurava—làm lễ tấn phong Bhūmanyu làm Yuvarāja, người kế vị ngai vàng.

Word by Word

ततःthereafter

पुत्रिणम्having a son, son-possessing

आत्मानम्himself

ज्ञात्वाhaving known/realized

पौरव-नन्दनःdelighter of the Pauravas

भुमन्युम्Bhumanyu (proper name)

भरत-श्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

यौवराज्येin the office of crown-prince

अभ्यषेचयत्anointed/installed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharata

Bhūmanyu

Paurava dynasty

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should uphold rājadharma by ensuring legitimate succession and public stability; installing a qualified heir prevents disorder and protects the continuity of the kingdom and lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bharata, having recognized that he now has a son, performs the formal consecration (abhiṣeka) of Bhūmanyu as Yuvarāja, publicly establishing him as the heir-apparent.