Shloka 13
कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः
Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence
इयं च राज्ञो मगधाधिपस्य सुता जरासन्ध इति श्रुतस्य । यवीयसो माद्रवतीसुतस्य भार्या मता चम्पकदामगौरी
iyaṁ ca rājño magadhādhipasya sutā jarāsandha iti śrutasya | yavīyaso mādravatīsutasya bhāryā matā campakadāmagaurī ||
Sañjaya said: “And this fair lady, radiant like a garland of campaka blossoms, is known to be the daughter of Jarāsandha, the famed king and lord of Magadha. She is regarded as the wife of Sahadeva, the younger son born of Mādrī.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic importance of correctly recognizing persons through lineage and lawful relationships (wifehood, parentage). In the Ashramavāsika setting, such identification also serves remembrance and accountability—connecting individuals to the moral and political histories of their houses.
Sanjaya is identifying a seated woman by describing her appearance and then stating her family and marital ties: she is the daughter of Jarāsandha, ruler of Magadha, and the wife of Sahadeva, the younger son of Mādrī.