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Shloka 142

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

संवर्धमानो बलवान्‌ स्वस्त्रिषूत्तमो5भवत्‌ | वेदाड़ानि च सर्वाणि जजाप जयतां वर:

Transliteration

saṃvardhamāno balavān svastriṣūttamo 'bhavat | vedāṅgāni ca sarvāṇi jajāpa jayatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

他渐渐长大，体魄强健，尤善运用兵器与诸般飞射之器。那位胜者之冠亦通达全部吠陀支分（Vedāṅga），以严谨的修习与诵持而臻于圆满。

Word by Word

संवर्धमानःgrowing, increasing

बलवान्strong

स्व-अस्त्रिषुin his own weapons (arts/skills of weapons)

उत्तमःexcellent, best

अभवत्became

वेद-अङ्गानिthe Vedāṅgas (limbs/auxiliaries of the Veda)

चand

सर्वाणिall

जजापrecited, studied (by repetition)

जयताम्of the victorious (ones)

वरःthe best, the foremost

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

a growing boy/hero (unnamed in this verse)

weapons (astra-śastra)

Vedāṅgas

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 links strength and victory with disciplined learning: martial skill (astra-śastra) is presented as complete only when supported by study and mastery of the Vedāṅgas, implying that power should be guided by knowledge and cultivated character.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the hero’s maturation: as the boy grows, he becomes physically strong, excels in weaponry, and completes rigorous Vedic auxiliary studies (Vedāṅgas), marking him as both a capable warrior and a learned person.