Shloka 40

Devanagari script

विदूरस्तु माधवीमुपयेमे सम्प्रियां नाम । तस्या-मस्य जज्ञे अनश्वा नाम,विदूरने मधुवंशकी कन्या सम्प्रियासे विवाह किया; जिसके गर्भसे अनश्वा नामक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

vidūras tu mādhavīm upayeme sampriyāṃ nāma | tasyām asya jajñe anaśvā nāma ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Vidūra married a beloved woman of the Mādhava lineage named Sampriyā. From her, a son was born to him, named Anaśvā. The verse situates Vidūra within the householders’ dharma, emphasizing lawful marriage and the continuation of lineage through legitimate offspring.

Word by Word

विदूरःVidura

तुbut/indeed

माधवीम्Mādhavī (a woman named Mādhavī)

उपयेमेmarried/took in marriage

सम्प्रियाSampriyā (name)

नामby name

तस्याम्in her

अस्यof him

जज्ञेwas born

अनश्वाAnaśvā (name)

नामby name

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Sampriyā

Anaśvā

Mādhava (lineage/clan)

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 gṛhastha-dharma: marriage conducted within social and familial order, and the ethical continuity of lineage through legitimate progeny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a genealogical detail: Vidura marries Sampriyā of the Mādhava lineage, and they have a son named Anaśvā.