Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स तया कुन्तिभोजस्य दुहित्रा कुरुनन्दन: । युयुजेडमितसौभाग्य: पौलोम्या मघवानिव,अनन्त सौभाग्यशाली कुरुनन्दन पाए कुन्तिभोज-कुमारी कुन्तीसे संयुक्त हो शचीके साथ इन्द्रकी भाँति सुशोभित हुए

Transliteration

sa tayā kuntibhojasya duhitrā kurunandanaḥ | yuyuje 'mitasaubhāgyaḥ paulomyā maghavān iva ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : La joie des Kuru, comblé d’une fortune sans mesure, s’unit par le mariage à Kuntī, fille de Kuntibhoja ; et, tel Indra auprès de Paulomī (Śacī), il resplendit à ses côtés.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तया: with her / by her
• तया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• कुन्तिभोजस्य: of Kuntibhoja
• कुन्तिभोजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तिभोज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दुहित्रा: with (his) daughter
• दुहित्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• कुरुनन्दनः: the delight of the Kurus (Pandu)
• कुरुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युयुजे: was joined / united (in marriage)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• अमितसौभाग्यः: of immeasurable good fortune
• अमितसौभाग्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितसौभाग्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पौलोम्या: with Paulomi (Shachi)
• पौलोम्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोमी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मघवान्: Maghavan (Indra)
• मघवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuntibhoja
• Kuntī
• Kurunandana (Kuru prince)
• Paulomī (Śacī)
• Maghavan (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic, socially affirmed marriage as an auspicious bond that strengthens personal virtue and royal lineage, illustrated through the exemplary comparison of Indra and Śacī.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Kuru prince (Kurunandana) marries Kuntī, daughter of Kuntibhoja, and the couple is likened in splendor to Indra united with Paulomī (Śacī).