Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.26
गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप ।
तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥
gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
[gaandhaaryaam dhritaraashtrasya]
jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa
[jajne putra-shatam nripa]
tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho
[tatra duryodhano jyeshtho]
duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā
[duhshalaa chaapi kanyakaa]
Word-for-word
gāndhāryām
—
in the womb of Gāndhārī
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
—
of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
jajñe
—
were born
putra-śatam
—
one hundred sons
nṛpa
—
O King Parīkṣit
tatra
—
among the sons
duryodhanaḥ
—
the son named Duryodhana
jyeṣṭhaḥ
—
the eldest
duḥśalā
—
Duḥśalā
ca api
—
also
kanyakā
—
one daughter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
gāndhāryām
in the womb of Gāndhārī
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa
jajñe
were born
putra-śatam
one hundred sons
nṛpa
O King Parīkṣit
tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho
tatra
among the sons
duryodhanaḥ
the son named Duryodhana
jyeṣṭhaḥ
the eldest
duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā
duḥśalā
Duḥśalā
ca api
also
kanyakā
one daughter.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter’s name was Duḥśalā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King! The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter's name was Duḥśalā.
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Personal Guidance
Gāndhārī gives birth to one hundred sons and one daughter — Duryodhana the eldest, Duḥśalā the daughter. Even cursed lineages can multiply staggeringly; numbers alone are no measure of righteousness.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I impressed by the size of an organization or family when the deeper measure is character?
- What is the actual 'Duryodhana ratio' in my own large projects?
My note
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