Shloka 50
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
तस्यां संजनयामास कुरुं संवरणो नृपः । तपत्यां तपतां श्रेष्ठ तापत्यस्त्वं ततोडर्जुन,तपस्वीजनोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन! महाराज संवरणने तपतीके गर्भसे कुरुको उत्पन्न किया था; अतः उसी वंशमें जन्म लेनेके कारण आपलोग तापत्य हुए
tasyāṁ sañjanayāmāsa kuruṁ saṁvaraṇo nṛpaḥ | tapatyāṁ tapatāṁ śreṣṭha tāpatyās tvaṁ tato ’rjuna ||
Le roi Saṃvaraṇa engendra Kuru de Tapatī. C’est pourquoi, ô Arjuna—le meilleur des ascètes—puisque tu es né dans cette même lignée, on te nomme “Tāpatya”, descendant de Tapatī.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds social and royal identity in lineage: Arjuna and the Kurus are called Tāpatyas because their dynastic ancestor Kuru was born from King Saṁvaraṇa and Tapatī. It emphasizes legitimacy and inherited identity through recognized genealogical descent.
A Gandharva explains to Arjuna the origin of the Kuru line: Saṁvaraṇa fathered Kuru on Tapatī, and thus those born in that line—including Arjuna—are designated Tāpatya, ‘descendants of Tapatī.’