Shloka 28

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

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

Devanagari script

ईलिनस्तु रथन्तर्या दुष्यन्ताद्यान्‌ पञज्च पुत्रानजीजनत्‌,ईलिनने रथन्तरीके गर्भसे दुष्यन्त आदि पाँच पुत्र उत्पन्न किये

Transliteration

īlinas tu rathantaryā duṣyantādyān pañca putrān ajījanat

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：由伊利那（Īlina），罗檀多梨（Rathantarī）生下五位儿子，以杜舍延多（Duṣyanta）为长。叙事由此标明王族世系的有序延续，并强调子嗣与继承在法（dharma）中的重要性。

Word by Word

• ईलिनस्य: of Ilina
• ईलिनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईलिन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रथन्तर्या: by/through Rathantarī
• रथन्तर्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथन्तरी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्यन्त-आदीन्: Dushyanta and others
• दुष्यन्त-आदीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्यन्त + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अजीजनत्: she bore/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Īlina
• Rathantarī
• Duṣyanta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value placed on lineage and rightful succession: the continuity of a royal house is maintained through legitimate progeny, which supports social order and the transmission of duty (dharma) across generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that Rathantarī, the wife of King Īlina, bore five sons, with Duṣyanta named first among them.