Shloka 5
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
तेषां ज्येष्ठस्तु विंशो 5 भूत् प्रतिमानं धनुष्मताम् । विंशस्य पुत्र: कल्याणो विविंशो नाम भारत
teṣāṁ jyeṣṭhas tu viṁśo bhūt pratimānaṁ dhanuṣmatām | viṁśasya putraḥ kalyāṇo viviṁśo nāma bhārata ||
Vyāsa nói: “Trong số họ, người con trưởng tên Viṁśa, là khuôn mẫu giữa các dũng sĩ cầm cung. Hỡi Bhārata, người con cát tường của Viṁśa mang tên Viviṁśa.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on lineage and exemplarity: a worthy elder is remembered as a ‘standard’ among warriors, suggesting that martial skill is ideally joined with recognized excellence and auspicious character within a family line.
Vyāsa continues a genealogical account, naming the eldest among a group as Viṁśa—praised as an exemplar among archers—and then naming his son as Viviṁśa, addressing the listener as Bhārata (Janamejaya).