Canto 9, Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Verse 26 (SB 9.22.26)
SB 9.22.26 • मूल श्लोक

गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप । तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā

Synonyms (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.

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda