Shloka 82
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
इत्येत एकादश पाण्डवानां पुत्रा: ॥ तेषां वंशकरो5भिमन्यु:,इस प्रकार ये पाण्डवोंके ग्यारह पुत्र हुए। इनमेंसे अभिमन्युका ही वंश चला
ity ete ekādaśa pāṇḍavānāṃ putrāḥ | teṣāṃ vaṃśakaro 'bhimanyuḥ |
Thus are enumerated the eleven sons of the Pāṇḍavas. Among them, it is Abhimanyu who becomes the continuer of the lineage.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the preservation of a family’s dharma and continuity may depend on a single worthy successor; lineage is sustained not by mere progeny-count but by the one through whom succession actually proceeds.
Vaiśampāyana concludes a listing of the Pāṇḍavas’ eleven sons and notes that Abhimanyu is the one through whom the lineage continues.