Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 40
Description of the Royal Dynasties (राजवंशवर्णनम्) — Chapter Colophon and Transition
सहदेवाच्छ्रुतकर्मा शतानीकस्तु नाकुलिः भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायामन्य आसीद् घटीत्कचः
sahadevācchrutakarmā śatānīkastu nākuliḥ bhīmasenāddhiḍimbāyāmanya āsīd ghaṭītkacaḥ
ពីសហदेវ បានប្រសូត្រស្រុតកರ್ಮា; និងពីនកុល បានប្រសូត្រសតានីក។ ពីភីមសេនៈ តាមរយៈហិឌិម્બា មានកូនប្រុសមួយទៀត គឺឃដોત્કច។
Lord Agni (narrating puranic-encyclopedic material to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Completes the offspring list: identifies Nakula’s and Sahadeva’s sons and highlights Bhīma’s rakṣasa-line son Ghaṭotkaca—useful for epic character indexing and understanding mixed lineages in Itihasa.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śrutakarmā, Śatānīka, and Ghaṭotkaca (Pāṇḍava Offspring)","lookup_keywords":["Śrutakarmā","Śatānīka","Hiḍimbā","Ghaṭotkaca","Bhīma"],"quick_summary":"Lists Sahadeva’s son Śrutakarmā and Nakula’s son Śatānīka, and notes Bhīma’s son Ghaṭotkaca by Hiḍimbā. Provides a compact register of secondary Mahābhārata lineages."}
Weapon Type: Mace
Concept: Inclusivity of epic dharma-history: even nonstandard unions (human–rakṣasī) are integrated into the providential narrative of Kurukṣetra outcomes.
Application: Interpreting Itihasa as layered social memory—how alliances and births across boundaries serve larger dharma narratives.
Khanda Section: Itihasa–Vamsha–Anukramanika (Genealogies and epic lineages)
Primary Rasa: itihasa
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Three vignettes: Sahadeva with son Śrutakarmā; Nakula with son Śatānīka; Bhīma with Hiḍimbā in a forest setting presenting the powerful, rakṣasa-featured Ghaṭotkaca.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, forest panel with Bhīma muscular, Hiḍimbā as rakṣasī with stylized features yet dignified, child Ghaṭotkaca larger-than-life, separate smaller panels for Sahadeva–Śrutakarmā and Nakula–Śatānīka, bold outlines and decorative flora.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Bhīma with gold ornaments and halo, Hiḍimbā in ornate attire with subtle rakṣasa cues, Ghaṭotkaca as heroic figure with gold embossing, side medallions for Sahadeva and Nakula with their sons.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, sequential instructional composition with captions, clear differentiation of characters, forest background for Hiḍimbā episode, refined shading and linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed forest landscape with Bhīma and Hiḍimbā, Ghaṭotkaca as robust youth, courtly inset portraits of Sahadeva and Nakula with their sons, fine brushwork and naturalistic faces."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहदेवाच्छ्रुतकर्मा = सहदेवात् + श्रुतकर्मा; भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायाम् = भीमसेनात् + हिडिम्बायाम्; आसीद् = आसीत् (द्-आदेशः पदान्ते); घटीत्कचः = घटीत् + कचः (नामरूपेण स्थिरः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 277.39 (Draupadī’s sons); Agni Purana 277.37-38 (Pāṇḍava lineage base)
FAQs
This verse imparts genealogical knowledge (vaṁśa–anukrama), enumerating notable descendants and relations from the Mahābhārata tradition.
By cataloging epic lineages (Itihāsa-linked vaṁśāvalī), it functions as a reference index—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic features alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Remembering and reciting revered lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-based dharma support—strengthening sacred memory, cultural continuity, and merit through respectful remembrance of dhārmic heroes.