Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सा तेन सुषुवे देवी शवेन भरतर्षभ । त्रीन्‌ शाल्वांश्षतुरो मद्रान्‌ सुतान्‌ भरतसत्तम,भरतमश्रेष्ठ! रानी भद्गराने उस शवके द्वारा सात पुत्र उत्पन्न किये, जिनमें तीन शाल्वदेशके और चार मद्रदेशके शासक हुए

Transliteration

sā tena suṣuve devī śavena bharatarṣabha | trīn śālvān caturō madrān sutān bharatasattama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất trong dòng Bharata, hoàng hậu ấy đã sinh bảy người con bởi Śava: ba người trở thành chúa tể xứ Śālva, và bốn người trở thành chúa tể đất Madra.”

Word by Word

साshe

तेनby him/with him

सुषुवेgave birth (bore)

देवीthe queen/lady

शवेनby Śava (proper name)

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

त्रीन्three

शाल्वान्Śālvas (sons/rulers of Śālva)

चतुरःfour

मद्रान्Madras (sons/rulers of Madra)

सुतान्sons

भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śava

the queen (devī)

Bharata lineage (Bharatarṣabha/Bharatasattama as addressee)

Śālva (region/people)

Madra (region/people)

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 the importance of lineage and responsible succession in kṣatriya society: legitimate progeny ensure continuity of governance and the orderly transmission of authority across regions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that a queen bore seven sons by Śava; three became rulers associated with Śālva and four became rulers associated with Madra, indicating the branching of a royal line into multiple regional kingdoms.