Shloka 37
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
अजमीढस्य चतुर्विशं पुत्रशतं बभूव कैकेय्यां गान्धार्या विशालायामक्षायां चेति । पृथक् पृथक् वंशधरा नृपतय: । तत्र वंशकर: संवरण:,अजमीढके कैकेयी, गान्धारी, विशाला तथा ऋक्षासे एक सौ चौबीस पुत्र हुए। वे सब पृथक्-पृथक् वंशप्रवर्तक राजा हुए। इनमें राजा संवरण कुरुवंशके प्रवर्तक हुए
ajamīḍhasya caturviśaṃ putraśataṃ babhūva kaikeyyāṃ gāndhāryāṃ viśālāyām akṣāyāṃ ceti | pṛthak pṛthag vaṃśadharā nṛpatayaḥ | tatra vaṃśakaraḥ saṃvaraṇaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: Ajāmīḍha had one hundred and twenty-four sons, born of Kaikeyī, Gāndhārī, Viśālā, and Akṣā. Each became, in his own line, a bearer and continuer of a royal dynasty. Among them, Saṃvaraṇa is singled out as the one who established the principal lineage—becoming the progenitor through whom the Kuru line is carried forward.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-political ideal of orderly dynastic continuity: many sons may found separate branches, yet the tradition identifies a principal line (here through Saṃvaraṇa) that carries the central royal succession forward.
Vaiśampāyana continues the genealogical account: Ajāmīḍha’s 124 sons are listed as born from four queens, each becoming a lineage-holder, and Saṃvaraṇa is marked out as the key founder through whom the main Kuru line proceeds.