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Shloka 36

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

स विश्व इति विख्यातो बभूव पृथिवीपति: । सुपर्ण इति विख्यातस्तस्मादवरजस्तु य:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

sa viśva iti vikhyāto babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ |

suparṇa iti vikhyātas tasmād avarajas tu yaḥ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“那一位成为大地之主，名号为‘毗湿婆’而著称；而他的幼弟，号称‘苏帕尔那’，也由他而生。”

Word by Word

सःhe

विश्वःViśva (name)

इतिthus; as (called)

विख्यातःrenowned; known as

बभूवbecame

पृथिवीपतिःlord of the earth; king

सुपर्णःSuparṇa (name)

इतिthus; as (called)

विख्यातःrenowned; known as

तस्मात्from him; from that

अवरजःyounger brother

तुbut; and

यःwho

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Viśva

Suparṇa

Pṛthivī (earth)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse itself is genealogical, but within the chapter’s larger list it underscores a moral caution: worldly kingship and fame can arise from powerful origins, yet the ethical quality of rule depends on conduct (dharma), not merely on birth, might, or renown.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog of births and identities: a figure known as Viśva becomes a king, and a younger brother known as Suparṇa is mentioned—part of a broader enumeration linking non-human powers (daityas/asuras in the surrounding passage) to earthly rulers.