Shloka 20
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
महाभौम: खलु प्रासेनजितीमुपयेमे सुयज्ञा नाम | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे अयुतनायी; यः पुरुषमेधानामयुतमानयत्, तेनास्यायुतनायित्वम्,महाभौमने प्रसेनजितकी पुत्री सुयज्ञासे विवाह किया। उसके गर्भसे उन्हें अयुतनायी नामक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ; जिसने दस हजार पुरुषमेध “यज्ञ' किये। अयुत यज्ञोंका आनयन (अनुष्ठान) करनेके कारण ही उनका नाम अयुतनायी हुआ
vaiśampāyana uvāca | mahābhaumaḥ khalu prāsenajitīm upayeme suyajñā nāma | tasyām asya jajñe ayutanāyī; yaḥ puruṣamedhānām ayutam ānayat, tenāsya ayutanāyitvam |
Vaiśampāyana said: Mahābhauma indeed married Prāsenajitī, named Suyajñā. From her he had a son called Ayutanāyī, who conducted ten thousands of Puruṣamedha sacrifices; and because he brought about an ayuta—ten thousand—of such rites, he came to be known as Ayutanāyī.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a person’s identity and fame can be grounded in karma—here, large-scale ritual action—showing a traditional link between deeds (especially royal-sacrificial duties) and the formation of epithets and legacy.
Vaiśampāyana recounts a genealogical detail: King Mahābhauma marries Prāsenajitī (Suyajñā), and their son Ayutanāyī is born; he becomes known by that name because he performed ten thousand Puruṣamedha sacrifices.