Shloka 146
ख्यापयामास राजेन्द्र पुत्रो होष ममेति वै । राजेन्द्र! तब पुत्रहीन राजा ट्रुपदकी मनस्विनी रानीने यह घोषणा करा दी कि यह मेरा पुत्र है
khyāpayāmāsa rājendra putro hoṣa mameti vai | rājendra! tadā putrahīno rājā drupadasya manasvinī rājñīneyaṃ ghoṣaṇāṃ kṛtavatī—"eṣa mama putraḥ" iti |
ख्यापयामास राजेन्द्र पुत्रोऽयम् ममेति वै । राजेन्द्र! तदा पुत्रहीनस्य द्रुपदस्य धैर्यवती महिषी सार्वजनिकं घोषयामास—“अयम् मम पुत्रः” इति ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the dharmic and political importance of publicly recognized succession: an heir is not merely a private matter but a social institution that stabilizes the kingdom and preserves lineage and legitimacy.
Bhishma narrates that a proclamation was made identifying a boy as the queen’s son; because Drupada lacked a son, the queen’s public declaration establishes the child’s status as heir.