Shloka 22

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्

Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy

Devanagari script

आजमीढकुल प्राप्ता स्नुषा पाण्डोर्महात्मन: । महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां पज्चेन्द्रसमवर्चसाम्‌

Transliteration

ājāmīḍha-kula-prāptā snuṣā pāṇḍor mahātmanaḥ | mahiṣī pāṇḍu-putrāṇāṃ pañcendrasama-varcasām ||

Translation

I have come into the lineage of Ājāmīḍha as a bride; I am the daughter-in-law of the great-souled King Pāṇḍu, and the chief queen of Pāṇḍu’s sons—those five brothers whose splendor is like that of the five Indras.

Word by Word

• आजमीढकुलप्राप्ता: having come (as a bride) into the Ajamiḍha lineage
• आजमीढकुलप्राप्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आजमीढकुलप्राप्त (आजमीढ + कुल + प्राप्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्नुषा: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डोः: of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महिषी: chief queen
• महिषी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्: of the sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र (पाण्डु + पुत्र)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पञ्चेन्द्रसमवर्चसाम्: of those whose splendor equals (that of) five Indras
• पञ्चेन्द्रसमवर्चसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चेन्द्रसमवर्चस् (पञ्च + इन्द्र + सम + वर्चस्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Ājāmīḍha (dynastic ancestor)
• Pāṇḍu
• Pāṇḍuputras (the Pāṇḍavas)
• Indra (as a comparison)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts lawful status and dynastic legitimacy: by naming her marital entry into the Ājāmīḍha line and her role as chief queen of Pāṇḍu’s radiant sons, it frames honor, duty, and social-ethical standing as grounded in recognized lineage and rightful relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a royal woman’s identity is being stated in formal terms—her natal/dynastic connection through marriage, her relation to King Pāṇḍu, and her position among the Pāṇḍavas—using the comparison “like five Indras” to emphasize their extraordinary splendor and stature.