Shloka 17

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

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

Devanagari script

जयत्सेनो खलु वैदर्भीमुपयेमे सुश्रवां नाम । तस्यामस्य जज्ञे अवाचीन:,जयत्सेनने विदर्भराजकुमारी सुश्रवासे विवाह किया। उसके गर्भसे उनके अवाचीन नामक पुत्र हुआ

Transliteration

jayatseno khalu vaidarbhīm upayeme suśravāṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe avācīnaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Jayatsena indeed married a princess of Vidarbha named Suśravā. From her was born to him a son named Avācīna, thus continuing the royal lineage through a lawful marriage.

Word by Word

जयत्सेनःJayatsena

खलुindeed

वैcertainly/indeed

वैदर्भीम्a princess of Vidarbha (the Vidarbhī woman)

उपयेमेmarried/took in marriage

सुश्रवाम्Suśravā (name)

नामby name/namely

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him/of this (man)

जज्ञेwas born

अवाचीनःAvācīna (name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jayatsena

Vidarbha

Suśravā

Avācīna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores continuity of lineage through socially sanctioned marriage, reflecting the epic’s concern with dynastic order and legitimacy as foundations for dharma in royal society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a genealogical detail: King Jayatsena marries the Vidarbha princess Suśravā, and they have a son named Avācīna.