Mahabharata 1.96.63 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 96, Shloka 63

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

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

Devanagari script

माद्रयामश्चिभ्यां नकुलसहदेवावुत्पादितौ,माद्रीके गर्भसे अश्विनीकुमारोंने नकुल और सहदेवको उत्पन्न किया

Transliteration

mādryāṃ aśvibhyāṃ nakula-sahadevau utpāditau | mādrīke garbhase aśvinīkumārauṇa nakulaṃ ca sahadevaṃ ca utpannau |

Translation

ویشَمپایَن نے کہا— مادری سے، اشوِنی کُماروں کے وسیلے سے، نکُل اور سہ دیو پیدا ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• माद्र्याः: of Madri
• माद्र्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अश्विभ्याम्: by the two Ashvins
• अश्विभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पादितौ: were produced/begotten
• उत्पादितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पाद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Mādrī
• Aśvinīkumāra (the Aśvins)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights that rightful lineage and the unfolding of dharma can involve divine agency; human families in the epic are shaped by vows, boons, and higher powers, yet the resulting responsibilities remain ethical and worldly.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Mādrī, by invoking the Aśvin twins, gives birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, establishing them as the younger Pāṇḍava brothers and completing the set of Pāṇḍu’s sons.