Shloka 15
हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्
Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas
ऐरावणो नागराजो वामन: कुमुदो55जन: । प्रसूता: सुप्रतीकस्य वंशे वारणसत्तमा:
airāvaṇo nāgarājo vāmanaḥ kumudo janaḥ | prasūtāḥ supratīkasya vaṃśe vāraṇasattamāḥ ||
那罗陀说道：“艾罗婆那——那伽之王；婆摩那；拘牟陀；以及阇那——这些最上等的象，皆出自苏普罗提迦的族系。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the epic’s emphasis on lineage and provenance: greatness (here, ‘foremost elephants’) is situated within a recognized line (vaṃśa), reflecting the Mahābhārata’s broader habit of grounding status and authority in genealogy and inherited tradition.
Nārada is listing notable beings and their origins. In this segment he names several eminent elephants and states that they were born in the lineage of Supratīka, as part of a larger catalog of lineages and distinguished figures.