Shloka 10

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

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

Devanagari script

तत्र :; पूरो: पौरवा:,इनमें यदुसे यादव और पूरुसे पौरव हुए

Transliteration

tatra pūroḥ pauravāḥ | imeṣu yadoḥ yādavāḥ pūroḥ ca pauravāḥ abhavan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “There, from Yadu arose the Yādavas, and from Pūru arose the Pauravas.” The narration marks the branching of royal lineages, establishing the genealogical foundations that later shape claims to legitimacy, duty, and succession in the epic.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place/context
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: true

• पूरोः: of Puru
• पूरोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पौरवाः: the Pauravas (descendants of Puru)
• पौरवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yadu
• Yādavas
• Pūru
• Pauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how dynastic identity arises from ancestral lines, which in the Mahābhārata becomes a basis for social duty (dharma), political legitimacy, and later conflicts over succession.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is summarizing a genealogical division: the descendants of Yadu are called Yādavas, and the descendants of Pūru are called Pauravas—setting up key family lines relevant to later events.