Shloka 36

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

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

Devanagari script

विकुण्ठन: खलु दाशाहीमुपयेमे सुदेवां नाम | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे अजमीढो नाम ।। ३६ || विकुण्ठनने दशाहकुलकी कन्या सुदेवासे विवाह किया और उसके गर्भसे उन्हें अजमीढ नामक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

Vaishampāyana uvāca |

Vikuṇṭhanaḥ khalu dāśāhīm upayeme Sudevāṃ nāma |

Tasyām asya jajñe Ajāmīḍho nāma || 36 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Vikuṇṭhana indeed married a Dāśāha maiden named Sudevā. From her, a son was born to him, named Ajāmīḍha. The passage continues the genealogical account, presenting marriage and progeny as the lawful means by which dynastic continuity is maintained.

Word by Word

विकुण्ठनःVikuṇṭhana (a person)

खलुindeed, surely

दाशाहीम्of the Dāśāha lineage (as a bride)

उपयेमेmarried, took (as wife)

सुदेवाम्Sudevā

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him

जज्ञेwas born

अजमीढःAjāmīḍha (name of the son)

नामby name

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vikuṇṭhana

Sudevā

Ajāmīḍha

Dāśāha (community)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dynastic continuity through dharmic marriage and legitimate progeny, a recurring ethical frame in the Mahābhārata’s genealogical narratives.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a lineage account: Vikuṇṭhana marries Sudevā of the Dāśāha community, and their son Ajāmīḍha is born.