Shloka 13

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

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

Devanagari script

प्राचिन्वान्‌ खल्वश्मकीमुपयेमे यादवीम्‌ । तस्थामस्य जज्ञे संयाति:,प्राचिन्वानने यदुकुलकी कन्या अश्मकीको अपनी पत्नी बनाया। उसके गर्भसे उन्हें संयाति नामक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

prācinvān khalv aśmakīm upayeme yādavīm | tasthām asya jajñe saṃyātiḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Prācinvān married Aśmakī, a maiden of the Yādava lineage. From her he begot a son named Saṃyāti. The passage continues the genealogical account, presenting marriage and progeny as the lawful means by which dynastic continuity is maintained.

Word by Word

प्राचिन्वान्Prācīnvat (a person named Prācīnvat)

खलुindeed

अश्मकीम्Aśmakī (a woman named Aśmakī)

उपयेमेmarried / took (as wife)

यादवीम्a Yādava woman (of the Yadu line)

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him

जज्ञेwas born

संयातिःSaṃyāti (name of the son)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Prācinvān

Aśmakī

Yādava (clan)

Saṃyāti

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dynastic continuity through dharmic marriage and legitimate progeny, situating personal unions within the broader ethical framework of lineage and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the ongoing genealogical narration, Prācinvān marries Aśmakī of the Yādava clan, and a son named Saṃyāti is born to them.