Shloka 22
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
आजमीढकुल प्राप्ता स्नुषा पाण्डोर्महात्मन: । महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां पज्चेन्द्रसमवर्चसाम्,मैं परम प्रतिष्ठित अजमीढ़कुलमें ब्याहकर आयी हूँ। महात्मा राजा पाण्डुकी पुत्रवधू तथा पाँच इन्दोंके समान तेजस्वी पाण्डुपुत्रोंकी पटरानी हूँ
ājāmīḍha-kula-prāptā snuṣā pāṇḍor mahātmanaḥ | mahiṣī pāṇḍu-putrāṇāṃ pañcendrasama-varcasām ||
मी अजमीढकुलात विवाहाने आले आहे; महात्मा पांडूची सून आणि पाच इंद्रांसारख्या तेजस्वी पांडुपुत्रांची प्रमुख महिषी आहे.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts lawful status and dynastic legitimacy: by naming her marital entry into the Ājāmīḍha line and her role as chief queen of Pāṇḍu’s radiant sons, it frames honor, duty, and social-ethical standing as grounded in recognized lineage and rightful relationships.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a royal woman’s identity is being stated in formal terms—her natal/dynastic connection through marriage, her relation to King Pāṇḍu, and her position among the Pāṇḍavas—using the comparison “like five Indras” to emphasize their extraordinary splendor and stature.