Shloka 60

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

मद्रक: कण्विष्टश्ष॒ सिद्धार्थ: कीटकस्तथा । सुवीरश्न सुबाहुश्च महावीरो5थ बाह्विक:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | madrakaḥ kaṇviṣṭhaḥ siddhārthaḥ kīṭakas tathā | suvīraś ca subāhuś ca mahāvīro 'tha bāhlikaḥ |

Translation

毗舍波衍那说道：“那里也有这些国王——摩陀罗迦（Madraka）、迦ṇ维什吒（Kaṇviṣṭha）、悉达尔他（Siddhārtha）、基吒迦（Kīṭaka）；又有苏毗罗（Suvīra）与苏跋呼（Subāhu）；其后还有雄武的大英雄婆诃利迦（Bāhlika）。”

Word by Word

• मद्रकः: Madraka (a king/person named Madraka)
• मद्रकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कण्विष्टः: Kaṇviṣṭa (proper name)
• कण्विष्टः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्विष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धार्थः: Siddhārtha (one whose aim is accomplished; proper name)
• सिद्धार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कीटकः: Kīṭaka (proper name)
• कीटकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीटक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सुवीरः: Suvīra (good hero; proper name)
• सुवीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुबाहुः: Subāhu (good-armed; proper name)
• सुबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महावीरः: Mahāvīra (great hero; proper name)
• महावीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/now/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• बाह्विकः: Bāhvika (proper name)
• बाह्विकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्विक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Madraka
• Kaṇviṣṭha
• Siddhārtha
• Kīṭaka
• Suvīra
• Subāhu
• Bāhlika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a reminder that power and prestige are widely distributed among many rulers, yet all become subject to the moral consequences of political choice. The epic’s ethical frame suggests that lineage and might do not exempt kings from dharma; rather, they intensify responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of notable kings/warriors, naming several rulers in succession. Such lists situate the main dynastic narrative within a larger political world and prepare the reader for later alliances and conflicts involving many realms.