Shloka 7

आदि पर्व — अध्याय १०६

Pāṇḍu’s Gifts, Forest Residence, and Vidura’s Marriage

Devanagari script

ततो निष्क्रान्तमागम्य माता पुत्रमुवाच ह | अप्यस्या गुणवान्‌ पुत्र राजपुत्रो भविष्यति,जब व्यासजी उसके महलसे बाहर निकले, तब माता सत्यवतीने आकर उनसे पूछा --<बेटा! क्या अम्बिकाके गर्भसे कोई गुणवान्‌ राजकुमार उत्पन्न होगा?”

Transliteration

tato niṣkrāntam āgamya mātā putram uvāca ha | apy asyā guṇavān putra rājaputro bhaviṣyati |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Lorsque Vyāsa fut sorti après s’être retiré, sa mère Satyavatī s’approcha de son fils et demanda : «Mon fils, un prince vertueux naîtra-t-il du sein d’Ambikā ?»

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

निष्क्रान्तम्having gone out / the one who had departed

आगम्यhaving come (to him)

माताthe mother

पुत्रम्son

उवाचsaid

हindeed (emphatic particle)

अपिwhether; also (interrogative particle here)

अस्याःof her (i.e., of Ambikā)

गुणवान्virtuous, possessing good qualities

पुत्रःa son

राजपुत्रःa prince (king's son)

भविष्यतिwill be / will become

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa

Satyavatī

Ambikā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of rulership: the legitimacy of succession is not merely biological but should be grounded in virtue (guṇa). Satyavatī’s concern implies that a kingdom’s welfare depends on the moral and personal excellence of the future ruler.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Vyāsa exits, Satyavatī approaches him and asks whether Ambikā will give birth to a virtuous prince. This occurs amid efforts to secure heirs for the Kuru line, reflecting urgency and concern for the quality of the next generation.