Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अजराणामदुः:खानां शतवर्षसहस्रिणाम्‌ । लब्धं पुत्रशतं शर्वात्‌ पुरा पाण्डुनूपात्मज,'पाण्डुनन्दन! पूर्वकालमें गोकर्णतीर्थमें जाकर मैंने सौ वर्षोतक तपस्या करके भगवान्‌ शंकरको संतुष्ट किया। इससे भगवान्‌ शंकरकी ओरसे मुझे सौ पुत्र प्राप्त हुए, जो अयोनिज, जितेन्द्रिय, धर्मज्ञ, परम तेजस्वी, जरारहित, दुःखहीन और एक लाख वर्षकी आयुवाले थे”

Transliteration

ajarāṇām aduḥkhānāṁ śatavarṣa-sahasriṇām | labdhaṁ putraśataṁ śarvāt purā pāṇḍunṛpātmaja ||

Translation

โอ ราชบุตรแห่งพระเจ้าปาณฑุ ในกาลก่อนเราได้รับบุตรหนึ่งร้อยจากศรวะ (พระศิวะ)—ปราศจากชรา ปราศจากทุกข์ และแต่ละองค์มีอายุหนึ่งแสนปี

Word by Word

अजराणाम्of the ageless (ones)

अदुःखानाम्of the sorrowless (ones)

शतवर्षसहस्रिणाम्of those having a lifespan of a hundred-thousand years

लब्धम्obtained

पुत्रशतम्a hundred sons

शर्वात्from Śarva (Śiva)

पुराformerly, once

पाण्डुनूपात्मजO son of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍava)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍunṛpa (King Pāṇḍu)

Pāṇḍunṛpātmaja (Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)

Śarva (Śiva)

putraśata (hundred sons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Mahābhārata theme that intense devotion and austerity directed toward a deity can yield extraordinary results, yet such gifts (like progeny and longevity) are framed as boons granted by divine will rather than mere human entitlement—encouraging humility and dharmic orientation in seeking blessings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Pāṇḍu) and recounts a past event: he received from Śiva (called Śarva) a boon of one hundred sons characterized as ageless, free from suffering, and extraordinarily long-lived.