Shloka 18

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

कन्या सा रोहिणी नाम हिरण्यकशिपो: सुता

Transliteration

kanyā sā rohiṇī nāma hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutā

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Gadis itu bernama Rohiṇī; ia adalah putri Hiraṇyakaśipu.”

Word by Word

• कन्या: girl, maiden
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she, that (woman)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī (proper name)
• रोहिणी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name, named
• नाम: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन्
• Form: true

• हिरण्यकशिपोः: of Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपोः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rohiṇī
• Hiraṇyakaśipu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily serves a narrative-ethical function of establishing identity and lineage: by clearly naming Rohiṇī and stating her parentage, the text grounds subsequent events in accountable relationships and inherited contexts, a common Mahābhārata method for framing responsibility and consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya introduces a character by giving her name (Rohiṇī) and specifying that she is the daughter of Hiraṇyakaśipu, thereby setting up the background for the episode that follows.