Shloka 56
Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्
काकीं श्येनीं तथा भासीं धृतराष्ट्री तथा शुकीम् | ताम्रा तु सुषुवे देवी पठ्चैता लोकविश्रुता:,देवी तामग्राने काकी, श्येनी, भासी, धृतराष्ट्री तथा शुकी--इन पाँच लोकविख्यात कन्याओंको उत्पन्न किया
kākīṁ śyenīṁ tathā bhāsīṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrīṁ tathā śukīm | tāmrā tu suṣuve devī pañcaitā lokaviśrutāḥ ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เทวีตามราให้กำเนิดธิดาห้าคน อันเลื่องลือไปทั่วโลก คือ กากี ศเยนี ภาสี ธฤตราษฏรี และศุกี
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the Mahābhārata’s genealogical ethic: beings and communities are understood through their origins and lineages. Naming the daughters of Tāmrā signals an ordered cosmos where descent and relationship matter, preparing the ground for later narratives in which ancestry and inherited duties shape conduct.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that the goddess Tāmrā bore five world-famous daughters—Kākī, Śyenī, Bhāsī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī, and Śukī—figures presented as progenitors within the broader creation/lineage framework of the Ādi Parva.