Shloka 28

The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings

Chandravaṁśa Continuation

Devanagari script

शापान्मैथुनरुद्धस्य पाण्डो: कुन्त्यां महारथा: । जाता धर्मानिलेन्द्रेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरमुखास्त्रय: ॥ २७ ॥ नकुल: सहदेवश्च माद्रय‍ां नासत्यदस्रयो: । द्रौपद्यां पञ्च पञ्चभ्य: पुत्रास्ते पितरोऽभवन् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śāpān maithuna-ruddhasya pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāṁ mahā-rathāḥ jātā dharmānilendrebhyo yudhiṣṭhira-mukhās trayaḥ

Translation

Through Mādrī’s womb, by the grace of Nāsatya and Dasra, the twin Aśvinī-kumāras, Nakula and Sahadeva were born. And through Draupadī’s womb the five Pāṇḍavas had five sons; they were known as your uncles.

Synonyms

• nakulaḥ: Nakula
• nakulaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sahadevaḥ: Sahadeva
• sahadevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahadeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय)

• mādrayām: in/through Mādrī
• mādrayām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• nāsatya-dasrayoḥ: of the Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
• nāsatya-dasrayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsatya (प्रातिपदिक) + dasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); dvandva of the Aśvin twins

• draupadyām: in/through Draupadī
• draupadyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: draupadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral, indeclinable-like usage; here qualifying 'sons' = five

• pañcabhyaḥ: from the five
• pañcabhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन); 'from the five (Pāṇḍavas)'

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• pitaraḥ: fathers
• pitaraḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• abhavan: became/were
• abhavan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect/past), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍu
• Kuntī
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (Yama)
• Vāyu (Anila)
• Indra

FAQs

Why were the Pandavas born from demigods according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

Because King Pāṇḍu was cursed and could not approach conjugal life, Kuntī bore sons through Dharma, Vāyu, and Indra by divine arrangement.

Who is speaking about the birth of Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna in Bhagavatam 9.22?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this genealogy and the divine births while describing the Kuru dynasty to King Parīkṣit.

What is the practical lesson from Bhagavatam 9.22.27 for modern life?

Even amid hardship or restriction, higher providence can guide outcomes—so one should uphold dharma and trust the Lord’s arrangement while acting responsibly.