Shloka 53

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

नष्टं च भारतं वंशं पुनरेव समुद्धर । पुत्र जनय सुश्रोणि देवराजसमप्र भम्‌

Transliteration

naṣṭaṃ ca bhārataṃ vaṃśaṃ punar eva samuddhara | putraṃ janaya suśroṇi devarājasamaprabham ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «El linaje de los Bhārata ha quedado arruinado; levántalo de nuevo. Oh dama de caderas hermosas, engendra un hijo cuyo esplendor iguale al del rey de los dioses.»

Word by Word

• नष्टम्: destroyed, lost
• नष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (√नश्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारतं: of the Bharatas / Bharata (dynasty)
• भारतं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भारत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वंशम्: lineage, dynasty
• वंशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समुद्धर: raise up, restore, rescue
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√हृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनय: beget, produce (give birth to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (णिच्)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुश्रोणि: O fair-hipped one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुश्रोणि
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• देवराज-सम-प्रभम्: having splendor equal to the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराज-सम-प्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवराजसमप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata dynasty (Bhārata-vaṃśa)
• Indra (Devarāja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the dharmic responsibility of preserving and restoring a righteous lineage when it has been devastated—urging the begetting of a worthy heir whose qualities can uphold the family and its obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports an exhortation addressed to a woman (called “suśroṇi”) to restore the ruined Bhārata line by bearing a son of exceptional, Indra-like splendor—signaling a turning point where dynastic survival depends on producing a capable successor.