Shloka 136
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
कन््यां प्रवररूपां तु प्राजायत नराधिप । नरेश्वर! पुत्रहीन राजा ट्रपदकी उस महारानीने समय आनेपर एक परम सुन्दरी कन्याको जन्म दिया
kanyāṁ pravararūpāṁ tu prājāyata narādhipa | nareśvara! putrahīno rājā drupadakī sā mahārājñī samaye āgate paramasundarīṁ kanyāṁ janayām āsa ||
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、しかるべき時が来ると、王ドルパダには男子がなかったにもかかわらず、その王妃ドルパダキーは、比類なき美貌と高貴な姿を備えた姫君を産んだ。物語は、男児の後継がなくとも王統の望みと不安が尽きぬことを示しつつ、同時に、娘の誕生もまた自ら吉祥にして重大な出来事として語っている。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between royal expectations of a male heir and the meaningful, auspicious arrival of a daughter, suggesting that worth and destiny are not confined to gendered succession.
Bhishma narrates that Queen Drupadakī, wife of the sonless King Drupada, gives birth at the proper time to an extraordinarily beautiful daughter.