Shloka 28

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

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

Devanagari script

ईलिनस्तु रथन्तर्या दुष्यन्ताद्यान्‌ पञज्च पुत्रानजीजनत्‌,ईलिनने रथन्तरीके गर्भसे दुष्यन्त आदि पाँच पुत्र उत्पन्न किये

Transliteration

īlinas tu rathantaryā duṣyantādyān pañca putrān ajījanat

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: From Īlina, Rathantarī gave birth to five sons, beginning with Duṣyanta. The narration marks the orderly continuation of lineage, emphasizing the dharmic importance of progeny and succession in the royal line.

Word by Word

• ईलिनस्य: of Ilina
• ईलिनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईलिन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रथन्तर्या: by/through Rathantarī
• रथन्तर्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथन्तरी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्यन्त-आदीन्: Dushyanta and others
• दुष्यन्त-आदीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्यन्त + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अजीजनत्: she bore/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Īlina
• Rathantarī
• Duṣyanta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value placed on lineage and rightful succession: the continuity of a royal house is maintained through legitimate progeny, which supports social order and the transmission of duty (dharma) across generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Rathantarī, the wife of King Īlina, bore five sons, with Duṣyanta named first among them.