Shloka 10

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

तत्र :; पूरो: पौरवा:,इनमें यदुसे यादव और पूरुसे पौरव हुए

Transliteration

tatra pūroḥ pauravāḥ | imeṣu yadoḥ yādavāḥ pūroḥ ca pauravāḥ abhavan |

Translation

అక్కడ యదుని నుండి యాదవులు, పూరుని నుండి పౌరవులు ఉద్భవించారు.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place/context
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: true

• पूरोः: of Puru
• पूरोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पौरवाः: the Pauravas (descendants of Puru)
• पौरवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yadu
• Yādavas
• Pūru
• Pauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how dynastic identity arises from ancestral lines, which in the Mahābhārata becomes a basis for social duty (dharma), political legitimacy, and later conflicts over succession.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is summarizing a genealogical division: the descendants of Yadu are called Yādavas, and the descendants of Pūru are called Pauravas—setting up key family lines relevant to later events.