Shloka 23

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

देवातिथि: खलु वैदेहीमुपयेमे मर्यादां नाम | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे अरिहो नाम ।॥। २३ || देवातिथिने विदेहराजकुमारी मर्यादासे विवाह किया, जिसके गर्भसे अरिह नामक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ

Transliteration

devātithiḥ khalu vaidehīm upayeme maryādāṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe ariho nāma || 23 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Devātithi nahm wahrlich eine Prinzessin aus Videha namens Maryādā zur Gemahlin. Durch sie wurde ihm ein Sohn geboren, Ariha genannt.

Word by Word

देवातिथिःDevātithi (a person)

खलुindeed, surely

वैदेहीम्the princess of Videha (Vaidehī)

उपयेमेmarried, took (as wife)

मर्यादाम्Maryādā (name of the princess)

नामby name, called

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him (i.e., of Devātithi)

जज्ञेwas born, came into being

अरिहःAriha (name of the son)

नामby name, called

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Devātithi

Videha

Maryādā

Ariha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic continuity: lawful marriage and the birth of offspring sustain a dynasty and preserve social order (maryādā) through legitimate succession.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a genealogical detail: Devātithi marries a Videha princess named Maryādā, and they have a son named Ariha.