Shloka 86
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
भवतो वषुष्टमायां द्वौ पुत्रौ जज्ञाते; शतानीक: शड्कुकर्णश्र । शतानीकस्य वैदेह्ां पुत्र उत्पन्नो5श्व-मेधदत्त इति,तुम्हारी पत्नी वषुष्टमाके गर्भसे दो पुत्र उत्पन्न हुए हैं--शतानीक और शंकुकर्ण। शतानीककी पत्नी विदेहराजकुमारीके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुए पुत्रका नाम है अश्वमेधदत्त
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: bhavato vaṣuṣṭamāyāṃ dvau putrau jajñāte—śatānīkaḥ śaṅkukārṇaś ca. śatānīkasya vaidehyāṃ putra utpanno ’śvamedhadatta iti.
Vaiśampāyana said: “From your wife Vaṣuṣṭamā, two sons were born—Śatānīka and Śaṅkukārṇa. And to Śatānīka, by his wife, the princess of Videha, a son was born named Aśvamedhadatta.” The passage continues the dynastic narration, emphasizing legitimate lineage and the orderly transmission of family responsibility (dharma) through marriage and progeny.
वैशम्पायन उवाच