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Shloka 173

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 98 — Paraśurāma’s kṣatriya suppression; Dīrghatamas, Bali, Sudēṣṇā, and the birth of Aṅga

Devanagari script

तपस्तेपे सुतस्यार्थे सभार्य: कुरुनन्दन । इसके बाद पुत्रके जन्मकी प्रतीक्षा करते हुए राजा प्रतीपने उसकी बात याद रखी। कुरुनन्दन! इन्हीं दिनों क्षत्रियोंमें श्रेष्ठ प्रतीप अपनी पत्नीको साथ लेकर पुत्रके लिये तपस्या करने लगे

Transliteration

tapas tepe sutasyārthe sabhāryaḥ kurunandana |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Wonne der Kurus, König Pratīpa übte zusammen mit seiner Königin Askese, um einen Sohn zu erlangen. Eingedenk dessen, was ihm zuvor gesagt worden war, wartete er in erwartungsvoller Hoffnung auf die Geburt des Kindes.“

Word by Word

तपःausterity, penance

तेपेperformed (austerity)

सुतस्यof a son

अर्थेfor the sake (of), for the purpose

सhe

भार्यःwith (his) wife / the wife

कुरुनन्दनO delight of the Kurus

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Kuru (dynasty)

King Pratīpa

Pratīpa’s queen (unnamed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 highlights the dharmic ideal that rulers should seek continuity of lineage and responsibility through disciplined means: tapas (self-restraint and spiritual effort) rather than mere desire, showing patience, resolve, and ethical purpose in pursuing progeny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Pratīpa, accompanied by his wife, undertakes austerities with the aim of obtaining a son, while keeping in mind an earlier instruction or promise and waiting for the child’s birth.