Shloka 37
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
तस्मात् प्रहेष्याम्यद्य त्वां हीन: प्रजननात् स्वयम् | सदृशाच्छेयसो वा त्वं विद्धापत्यं यशस्विनि,“अतः यशस्विनी कुन्ती! मैं स्वयं संतानोत्पादनकी शक्तिसे रहित होनेके कारण तुम्हें आज दूसरेके पास भेजूँगा। तुम मेरे सदूश अथवा मेरी अपेक्षा भी श्रेष्ठ पुरुषसे संतान प्राप्त करो”
tasmāt praheṣyāmy adya tvāṃ hīnaḥ prajananāt svayam | sadṛśāc chreyaso vā tvaṃ viddhāpatyaṃ yaśasvini ||
因此，噢，声名显赫的女子！我自身既无生育之力，今日便将你遣往他人处。你当从与我相等——或更胜于我——的男子那里求得子嗣。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic imperative of continuing the lineage when a ruler is unable to beget children, and it shows how extraordinary measures are justified within a framework of social propriety—seeking a partner who is 'equal or superior' to protect honor and legitimacy.
The speaker reports a husband’s decision to send Kuntī to another man for the sake of obtaining offspring, because he himself lacks the capacity for procreation; it sets up the narrative mechanism by which heirs will be produced despite the husband’s incapacity.