Shloka 46
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
जनयामास च ततो दमयन्त्यां महामना: । इन्द्रसेनं सुतं चापि इन्द्रसेनां च कन््यकाम्,महामना नलने दमयन्तीके गर्भसे इन्द्रसेन नामक एक पुत्र और इन्द्रसेना नामवाली एक कन्याको जन्म दिया
janayāmāsa ca tato damayantyāṁ mahāmanāḥ | indrasenaṁ sutaṁ cāpi indrasenāṁ ca kanyakām ||
Bṛhadaśva sprach: Danach zeugte der edelmütige Nala mit Damayantī zwei Kinder — Indrasena, einen Sohn, und Indrasenā, eine Tochter. So blieb selbst inmitten der Prüfungen die Kontinuität des Königshauses und die Pflicht zur Wahrung der Linie gewahrt.
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores continuity of household and royal duty: even when life is unstable, dharma includes sustaining family responsibilities and preserving lineage with care and legitimacy.
Bṛhadaśva narrates that Nala and Damayantī have two children—Indrasena (son) and Indrasenā (daughter)—marking a settled phase in their life before later upheavals in the Nalopākhyāna.