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Shloka 91

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

दुर्योधनसहायास्ते पौलस्त्या भरतर्षभ । वैश्यापुत्रो युयुत्सुश्न धार्तराष्ट्र: शताधिक:,उसके दुःशासन आदि सौ भाई थे। वे सभी क्रूरतापूर्ण कर्म किया करते थे। दुर्मुख, दुःसह तथा अन्य कौरव जिनका नाम यहाँ नहीं लिया गया है, दुर्योधनके सहायक थे। भरतश्रेष्ठ! धृतराष्ट्रके वे सब पुत्र पूर्वजन्मके राक्षस थे। धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र युयुत्सु वैश्य-जातीय सत्रीसे उत्पन्न हुआ था। वह दुर्योधन आदि सौ भाइयोंके अतिरिक्त था

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

duryodhana-sahāyās te paulastyā bharatarṣabha |

vaiśyā-putro yuyutsuś ca dhārtarāṣṭraḥ śatādhikaḥ ||

毗湿摩耶那说道:“婆罗多族中的雄牛啊,那些出自保罗罗迦斯提耶(Paulastya)一系的存在,皆为杜尤陀那(Duryodhana)的同盟。又有由吠舍女子所生的优优兹苏(Yuyutsu),亦为持国(Dhṛtarāṣṭra)之子——于是人数便超过一百。”

दुर्योधन-सहायाःhelpers of Duryodhana
दुर्योधन-सहायाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्योधन-सहाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पौलस्त्याःthe Paulastyas (descendants of Pulastya; a class of rākṣasas)
पौलस्त्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपौलस्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भरत-ऋषभO bull of the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)
भरत-ऋषभ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वैश्य-अपुत्रःson of a Vaiśya (woman)
वैश्य-अपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवैश्य-अपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युयुत्सुःYuyutsu
युयुत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रःson of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धार्तराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधार्तराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शत-अधिकःin addition to the hundred (i.e., extra beyond the hundred)
शत-अधिकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-अधिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Duryodhana
P
Pulastya
Y
Yuyutsu
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
B
Bharata (as lineage in the epithet bharatarṣabha)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames moral disposition as rooted in character and origins: Duryodhana’s support-base is depicted as inherently inclined toward cruelty (rākṣasa-like), while Yuyutsu is marked as distinct—suggesting that ethical alignment is not merely familial but chosen and conditioned by one’s nature and associations.

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical and descriptive account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their supporters: most are grouped as Duryodhana’s allies with a demonic characterization, and Yuyutsu is identified separately as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son by a Vaiśyā woman, making the total number exceed one hundred.