Shloka 32

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

ऋक्ष॑ धूमिन्यथो नीली दुष्यन्तपरमेष्ठिनौ । केशिन्यजनयज्जह्ुं सुतौ व्रजनरूपिणौ,उनकी धूमिनी नामवाली स्त्रीने ऋक्षको, नीलीने दुष्यन्‍्त और परमेष्ठीको तथा केशिनीने जहु, व्रजन तथा रूपिण इन तीन पुत्रोंको जन्म दिया

Transliteration

Ṛkṣaṃ dhūminy atho nīlī duṣyanta-paramēṣṭhinau | Keśiny ajanayaj Jahuṃ sutau Vrajana-rūpiṇau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dhūminī gebar Ṛkṣa; Nīlī gebar Duṣyanta und Parameṣṭhin; und Keśinī gebar Jahu, Vrajana und Rūpiṇ. So wurde die Linie durch diese Söhne fortgeführt und die geordnete Weitergabe von Nachfolge und Verantwortung im Hause bekräftigt.

Word by Word

ऋक्षम्Ṛkṣa (a son named Ṛkṣa)

धूमिनीDhūminī (a woman)

अथand then / also

नीलीNīlī (a woman)

दुष्यन्तम्Duṣyanta (a son named Duṣyanta)

परमेष्ठिनम्Parameṣṭhin (a son named Parameṣṭhin)

चand

केशिनीKeśinī (a woman)

अजनयत्gave birth to / bore

जहुम्Jahu (a son named Jahu)

सुतौtwo sons

व्रजनरूपिणौVrjana and Rūpin (two sons; lit. 'having the forms/names Vrjana and Rūpin')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhūminī

Ṛ

Ṛkṣa

Nīlī

Duṣyanta

Parameṣṭhin

Keśinī

Jahu

Vrajana

Rūpiṇ

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the continuity of kula (family line) through legitimate succession: naming mothers and sons highlights responsibility, inheritance of dharma, and the preservation of social order through recognized lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is reciting a genealogical sequence, listing which women (Dhūminī, Nīlī, Keśinī) bore which sons (Ṛkṣa; Duṣyanta and Parameṣṭhin; Jahu, Vrajana, and Rūpiṇ), as part of the broader dynastic history in Ādi Parva.