Shloka 43

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

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

Devanagari script

भीमसेन: खलु कैकेयीमुपयेमे कुमारी नाम | तस्यामस्य जज्ञे प्रतिश्रवा नाम ।। ४३ ।। भीमसेनने केकयदेशकी राजकुमारी कुमारीको अपनी पत्नी बनाया; जिसके गर्भसे प्रतिश्रवाका जन्म हुआ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

bhīmasenaḥ khalu kaikeyīm upayeme kumārī nāma |

tasyām asya jajñe pratiśravā nāma || 43 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Bhīmasena indeed married a princess of the Kekaya country named Kumārī. From her, a son of his was born, named Pratiśravā. The verse continues the genealogical narration, presenting marriage and progeny as the socially sanctioned means by which a lineage is sustained.

Word by Word

भीमसेनःBhimasena

खलुindeed, surely

कैकेयीम्Kaikeyi (a Kekaya princess)

उपयेमेmarried, took (as wife)

कुमारीa maiden, princess

नामby name

तस्याम्in her (in her womb)

अस्यof him, his

जज्ञेwas born

प्रतिश्रवाPratishrava (name of the son)

नामby name

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena

Kekaya (Kaikeya) country

Kumārī

Pratiśravā

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 the dharmic continuity of a lineage through lawful marriage and progeny, situating personal unions within the broader responsibility of sustaining family and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a genealogical sequence narrated by Vaiśampāyana, Bhīmasena is said to have married the Kekaya princess Kumārī, and their son Pratiśravā is introduced by name.