Shloka 24

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

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

Devanagari script

अरिह: खल्वाड्रेयीमुपयेमे सुदेवां नाम । तस्यां पुत्रमजीजनदृक्षम्‌,अरिहने अंगराजकुमारी सुदेवाके साथ विवाह किया और उसके गर्भसे ऋक्ष नामक पुत्रको जन्म दिया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Arihaḥ khalv Āḍreyīm upayeme Sudevāṃ nāma; tasyāṃ putram ajījanad Ṛkṣam.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Ariha heiratete Āḍreyī, die Prinzessin namens Sudevā. Durch sie zeugte er einen Sohn namens Ṛkṣa, und so setzte sich die königliche Linie in gebührender Ordnung fort.

Word by Word

अरिहःAriha (proper name)

खलुindeed, surely

आड्रेयीम्Āḍreyī (proper name)

उपयेमेmarried, took (as wife)

सुदेवाम्Sudevā (proper name)

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

पुत्रम्a son

अजीजनत्she bore, gave birth to

ऋक्षम्Ṛkṣa (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ariha

Sudevā

Āḍreyī

Ṛ

Ṛkṣa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic continuity of lineage through lawful marriage and progeny, a recurring ethical frame in the Mahābhārata’s dynastic narratives.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a genealogical event: Ariha marries Sudevā (Āḍreyī) and they have a son named Ṛkṣa, marking the next link in the succession.