Shloka 18

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

अवाचीनोऊ<पि वैदर्भीमपरामेवोपयेमे मर्यादां नाम | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे अरिह: ।। १८ ।। अवाचीनने भी विदर्भराजकुमारी मर्यादाके साथ विवाह किया, जो आगे बतायी जानेवाली देवातिथिकी पत्नीसे भिन्न थी। उसके गर्भसे उन्हें “अरिह” नामक पुत्र हुआ

Transliteration

avācīno 'pi vaidarbhīm aparām evopayeme maryādāṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe arihaḥ || 18 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Bien qu’Avācīna eût déjà pris épouse, il épousa une autre princesse de Vidarbha nommée Maryādā, distincte de l’épouse Devātithi qui sera mentionnée plus tard. De Maryādā il engendra un fils nommé Ariha.

Word by Word

अवाचीनःAvācīna (a person named Avācīna)

अपिalso/even

वैदर्भीम्a woman of Vidarbha (Vidarbha princess)

अपराम्another/different

एवindeed/just

उपयेमेmarried/wedded

मर्यादाम्Maryādā (name of the woman)

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him

जज्ञेwas born

अरिःAri (name of the son)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)

अ

अवाचीन (Avācīna)

व

विदर्भ (Vidarbha)

म

मर्यादा (Maryādā)

द

देवातिथि (Devātithi)

अ

अरिह (Ariha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 the importance of precise genealogical record-keeping—distinguishing spouses with similar or later-mentioned identities—because lineage, inheritance, and social order (dharma) depend on clarity about marriages and offspring.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Avācīna married a Vidarbha princess named Maryādā (different from Devātithi, to be mentioned later) and that their son was named Ariha.