Shloka 47

Devanagari script

यदि मे सहते गन्ध॑ रूप॑ वेषं तथा वपु: । अद्यैव गर्भ कौसल्या विशिष्ट प्रतिपद्यताम्‌,यदि कौसल्या (अम्बिका) मेरे गन्ध, रूप, वेष और शरीरको सहन कर ले तो वह आज ही एक उत्तम बालकको अपने गर्भमें पा सकती है

Transliteration

yadi me sahate gandhaṁ rūpaṁ veṣaṁ tathā vapuḥ | adyaiva garbhaṁ kausalyā viśiṣṭaṁ pratipadyatām ||

Translation

Vyāsa nói: “Nếu Kausalyā có thể chịu đựng mùi hương, dung mạo, y phục và thân hình của ta, thì ngay hôm nay, hãy để nàng thụ thai trong lòng một đứa con xuất chúng.”

Word by Word

यदिif

मेof me / my

सहतेendures, tolerates

गन्धम्smell, odor

रूपम्form, appearance

वेषम्dress, guise

तथाand also, likewise

वपुःbody

अद्यtoday

एवindeed, just

गर्भम्womb; pregnancy

कौसल्याKausalyā (name)

विशिष्टम्excellent, distinguished

प्रतिपद्यताम्let her obtain/attain

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Kausalyā (Ambikā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 that outcomes tied to dharma—here, producing an heir through niyoga—depend on inner steadiness and the ability to bear discomfort without rejection. Ethical emphasis falls on self-mastery and acceptance of duty for a larger social purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa sets a condition for immediate conception of an outstanding child: the queen must not recoil from his unusual scent and appearance. This occurs in the succession crisis after Vicitravīrya, when niyoga is invoked to continue the Kuru line.