Shloka 31

Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context

Devanagari script

समानव्रतचारिण्यां रुक्मिण्यां योडन्वजायत । सनत्कुमारस्तेजस्वी प्रद्युम्नो नाम मे सुत:

Transliteration

samānavratacāriṇyāṁ rukmiṇyāṁ yo ’nvajāyata | sanatkumāras tejasvī pradyumno nāma me sutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Von Rukmiṇī, die dieselben Gelübde und dieselbe Zucht übte, wurde ein strahlender Sohn geboren — Sanatkumāra (in Menschengestalt) — mit Namen Pradyumna, mein Sohn.“

Word by Word

समानव्रतचारिण्याम्in (her) who follows the same vow/observance

रुक्मिण्याम्in Rukmiṇī

यःwho

उदन्वःthe ocean

अजायतwas born / came into being

सनत्कुमारःSanatkumāra

तेजस्वीradiant, splendid

प्रद्युम्नःPradyumna

नामby name

मेof me, my

सुतःson

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Rukmiṇī

Sanatkumāra

Pradyumna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of shared vows and disciplined conduct within marriage (samānavrata), presenting such harmony as a fertile ground for auspicious lineage and spiritual brilliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that from Rukmiṇī—described as sharing the same vows—was born the radiant Pradyumna, identified with Sanatkumāra, emphasizing his exalted nature and lineage.