Mahabharata 1.96.75 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 96, Shloka 75

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

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

Devanagari script

कुशलिन:ः पुत्रांश्ोत्पादयामासु: । प्रतिविन्ध्यं युधिष्ठिर

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | kuśalinaḥ putrān utpādayāmāsuḥ | prativindhyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ, sutasomaṃ vṛkodaraḥ, śrutakīrtim arjunaḥ, śatānīkaṃ nakulaḥ, śrutakarmāṇaṃ sahadeva iti |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: In Wohlergehen und rechter Ordnung lebend, zeugten sie durch Draupadī fünf Söhne. Yudhiṣṭhira zeugte Prativindhya; Bhīma (Vṛkodara) zeugte Sutasoma; Arjuna zeugte Śrutakīrti; Nakula zeugte Śatānīka; und Sahadeva zeugte Śrutakarmā. Die Stelle betont die Wiederherstellung häuslicher Stabilität und der Linie—eine zentrale dharmische Pflicht—obwohl der große Konflikt des Epos bereits seinen Schatten vorauswirft.

Word by Word

• कुशलिनः: being well/doing well, prosperous
• कुशलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उत्पादयामासुः: they begot/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्पादय् (उत्+पद्/उत्पाद् caus.)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्रतिविन्ध्यम्: Prativindhya (name)
• प्रतिविन्ध्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिविन्ध्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुतसोमम्: Sutasoma (name)
• सुतसोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतसोम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृकोदरः: Vrikodara (Bhima; 'wolf-bellied')
• वृकोदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतकीर्तिम्: Shrutakirti (name)
• श्रुतकीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतकीर्ति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शतानीकम्: Shatanika (name)
• शतानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतकर्माणम्: Shrutakarman (name)
• श्रुतकर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma (Vṛkodara)
• Arjuna
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Prativindhya
• Sutasoma
• Śrutakīrti
• Śatānīka
• Śrutakarmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within a life marked by exile and impending war, dharma includes sustaining social and familial order. The begetting of heirs signifies stability, responsibility, and continuity of lineage—an important aspect of gṛhastha-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists the five sons born to Draupadī from the five Pāṇḍavas, assigning each child to his father: Prativindhya (Yudhiṣṭhira), Sutasoma (Bhīma), Śrutakīrti (Arjuna), Śatānīka (Nakula), and Śrutakarmā (Sahadeva).