Shloka 63

Devanagari script

माद्रयामश्चिभ्यां नकुलसहदेवावुत्पादितौ,माद्रीके गर्भसे अश्विनीकुमारोंने नकुल और सहदेवको उत्पन्न किया

Transliteration

mādryāṃ aśvibhyāṃ nakula-sahadevau utpāditau | mādrīke garbhase aśvinīkumārauṇa nakulaṃ ca sahadevaṃ ca utpannau |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: From Mādrī, through the twin Aśvin gods, the brothers Nakula and Sahadeva were brought forth. Thus, by divine agency, Mādrī conceived and gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva—completing the line of the Pāṇḍavas and underscoring how destiny and dharma operate through both human intention and higher powers.

Word by Word

• माद्र्याः: of Madri
• माद्र्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अश्विभ्याम्: by the two Ashvins
• अश्विभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पादितौ: were produced/begotten
• उत्पादितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पाद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Mādrī
• Aśvinīkumāra (the Aśvins)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights that rightful lineage and the unfolding of dharma can involve divine agency; human families in the epic are shaped by vows, boons, and higher powers, yet the resulting responsibilities remain ethical and worldly.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Mādrī, by invoking the Aśvin twins, gives birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, establishing them as the younger Pāṇḍava brothers and completing the set of Pāṇḍu’s sons.