Shloka 39

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

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

Devanagari script

कुरु: खलु दाशाहीमुपयेमे शुभाड़ीं नाम । तस्यामस्य जज्ञे विदूर:,कुरुने दशारहकुलकी कन्या शुभांगीसे विवाह किया। उसके गर्भसे विदूर नामक पुत्र हुआ

Transliteration

kuruḥ khalu dāśārhīm upayeme śubhāṅgīṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe vidūraḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Kuru indeed married a Dāśārha maiden named Śubhāṅgī. From her, a son named Vidūra was born to him. The passage underscores the continuity of lineage through lawful marriage and the recording of dynastic origins as part of the Kuru genealogy.

Word by Word

कुरुःKuru (king Kuru)

खलुindeed

दाशार्हीम्a woman of the Dāśārha clan

उपयेमेmarried (took as wife)

शुभाङ्गीम्Śubhāṅgī (proper name; 'fair-limbed')

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him (i.e., of Kuru)

जज्ञेwas born

विदूरःVidūra (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru

Dāśārha (clan)

Śubhāṅgī

Vidūra

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 highlights dharmic social order through lawful marriage and the importance of lineage continuity; it situates personal unions within the broader ethical and historical framework of dynastic responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the Kuru genealogy: King Kuru marries a woman of the Dāśārha clan named Śubhāṅgī, and their son Vidūra is born.