Shloka 39

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

कुरु: खलु दाशाहीमुपयेमे शुभाड़ीं नाम । तस्यामस्य जज्ञे विदूर:,कुरुने दशारहकुलकी कन्या शुभांगीसे विवाह किया। उसके गर्भसे विदूर नामक पुत्र हुआ

Transliteration

kuruḥ khalu dāśārhīm upayeme śubhāṅgīṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe vidūraḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Kuru indeed married a Dāśārha maiden named Śubhāṅgī. From her, a son was born to him, named Vidūra.

Word by Word

कुरुःKuru (king Kuru)

खलुindeed

दाशार्हीम्a woman of the Dāśārha clan

उपयेमेmarried (took as wife)

शुभाङ्गीम्Śubhāṅgī (proper name; 'fair-limbed')

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him (i.e., of Kuru)

जज्ञेwas born

विदूरःVidūra (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru

Dāśārha (clan)

Śubhāṅgī

Vidūra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social order through lawful marriage and the importance of lineage continuity; it situates personal unions within the broader ethical and historical framework of dynastic responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the Kuru genealogy: King Kuru marries a woman of the Dāśārha clan named Śubhāṅgī, and their son Vidūra is born.