Shloka 11

Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā

Nārada’s narration

Devanagari script

तस्माच्चतुर्णा वंशानां स्थापयित्री सुता मम । इयं सुरसुतप्रख्या सर्वधर्मोपचायिनी,“अतः मेरी जो यह पुत्री है, यह चार कुलोंकी स्थापना करनेवाली है। इसकी कान्ति देवकन्याके समान है। यह सम्पूर्ण धर्मोंकी वृद्धि करनेवाली है

Transliteration

tasmāc caturṇāṁ vaṁśānāṁ sthāpayitrī sutā mama | iyaṁ surasutaprakhyā sarvadharmopacāyinī ||

Translation

Darum ist diese meine Tochter dazu bestimmt, vier Geschlechterlinien zu begründen. Sie leuchtet im Glanz einer himmlischen Jungfrau und wird das Gedeihen aller Formen des Dharma fördern.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

चतुर्णाम्of four

वंशानाम्of lineages/dynasties

स्थापयित्रीfoundress/establisher

सुताdaughter

ममmy

इयम्this (she)

सुरसुतप्रख्याhaving splendor like a god’s daughter

सर्वधर्मोपचायिनीincreasing all dharmas/virtues

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Nārada's daughter (unnamed in this verse)

four vaṁśas (lineages)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links dynastic continuity with dharma: an ideal figure is praised not merely for beauty or status, but for being a cause of social stability—establishing lineages and promoting the increase of righteous conduct and ordered life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada, speaking in the Udyoga Parva context, introduces or praises his daughter, declaring her exceptional—celestial in radiance—and prophesying her role as a founding mother who will establish four dynastic lines and thereby contribute to the flourishing of dharma.