Shloka 40

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

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

Devanagari script

विदूरस्तु माधवीमुपयेमे सम्प्रियां नाम । तस्या-मस्य जज्ञे अनश्वा नाम,विदूरने मधुवंशकी कन्या सम्प्रियासे विवाह किया; जिसके गर्भसे अनश्वा नामक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

vidūras tu mādhavīm upayeme sampriyāṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe anaśvā nāma ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Vidūra married a beloved woman of the Mādhava lineage named Sampriyā. From her, a son was born to him, named Anaśvā.

Word by Word

विदूरःVidura

तुbut/indeed

माधवीम्Mādhavī (a woman named Mādhavī)

उपयेमेmarried/took in marriage

सम्प्रियाSampriyā (name)

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him

जज्ञेwas born

अनश्वाAnaśvā (name)

नामby name

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Sampriyā

Anaśvā

Mādhava (lineage/clan)

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 underscores gṛhastha-dharma: marriage conducted within social and familial order, and the ethical continuity of lineage through legitimate progeny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a genealogical detail: Vidura marries Sampriyā of the Mādhava lineage, and they have a son named Anaśvā.