Shloka 32

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

ऋक्ष॑ धूमिन्यथो नीली दुष्यन्तपरमेष्ठिनौ । केशिन्यजनयज्जह्ुं सुतौ व्रजनरूपिणौ,उनकी धूमिनी नामवाली स्त्रीने ऋक्षको, नीलीने दुष्यन्‍्त और परमेष्ठीको तथा केशिनीने जहु, व्रजन तथा रूपिण इन तीन पुत्रोंको जन्म दिया

Transliteration

Ṛkṣaṃ dhūminy atho nīlī duṣyanta-paramēṣṭhinau | Keśiny ajanayaj Jahuṃ sutau Vrajana-rūpiṇau ||

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले—धूमिनीने ऋक्षाला जन्म दिला; नीलीने दुष्यंत व परमेष्ठीला; आणि केशिनीने जहु, व्रजन व रूपिण या पुत्रांना उत्पन्न केले.

Word by Word

ऋक्षम्Ṛkṣa (a son named Ṛkṣa)

धूमिनीDhūminī (a woman)

अथand then / also

नीलीNīlī (a woman)

दुष्यन्तम्Duṣyanta (a son named Duṣyanta)

परमेष्ठिनम्Parameṣṭhin (a son named Parameṣṭhin)

चand

केशिनीKeśinī (a woman)

अजनयत्gave birth to / bore

जहुम्Jahu (a son named Jahu)

सुतौtwo sons

व्रजनरूपिणौVrjana and Rūpin (two sons; lit. 'having the forms/names Vrjana and Rūpin')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhūminī

Ṛ

Ṛkṣa

Nīlī

Duṣyanta

Parameṣṭhin

Keśinī

Jahu

Vrajana

Rūpiṇ

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the continuity of kula (family line) through legitimate succession: naming mothers and sons highlights responsibility, inheritance of dharma, and the preservation of social order through recognized lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is reciting a genealogical sequence, listing which women (Dhūminī, Nīlī, Keśinī) bore which sons (Ṛkṣa; Duṣyanta and Parameṣṭhin; Jahu, Vrajana, and Rūpiṇ), as part of the broader dynastic history in Ādi Parva.