Shloka 29

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

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

Devanagari script

दुष्यन्त: खलु विश्वामित्रदुहितरं शकुन्तलां नामोपयेमे | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे भरत: ।। २९ || दुष्यन्तने विश्वामित्रकी पुत्री शकुन्तलाके साथ विवाह किया; जिसके गर्भसे उनके पुत्र भरतका जन्म हुआ

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | Duṣyantaḥ khalu Viśvāmitra-duhitaraṃ Śakuntalāṃ nāmopayeme | tasyām asya jajñe Bharataḥ || 29 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: King Duṣyanta indeed married Śakuntalā, the daughter of Viśvāmitra. From her, a son was born to him—Bharata—whose birth affirms the continuity of righteous kingship and the moral weight of honoring marital and paternal responsibility.

Word by Word

दुष्यन्तःDushyanta

खलुindeed, surely

विश्वामित्र-दुहितरम्the daughter of Vishvamitra

शकुन्तलाम्Shakuntala

नामby name

उपयेमेmarried, took (as wife)

तस्याम्in her (in that woman)

अस्यof him (of this man)

जज्ञेwas born

भरतःBharata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duṣyanta

Viśvāmitra

Śakuntalā

Bharata

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 dharma in family and kingship: marriage establishes legitimate lineage, and the birth of an heir carries ethical duties—especially the obligation to acknowledge and protect one’s spouse and child, ensuring social and dynastic continuity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that King Duṣyanta married Śakuntalā, identified here as Viśvāmitra’s daughter, and that their son Bharata was born from this union.