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

毗湿摩耶那说道：摩德丽（Mādrī）因双生阿湿毗尼天（Aśvin）之力，诞下兄弟那俱罗（Nakula）与娑诃提婆（Sahadeva）。于是，凭借神明的作用，摩德丽受孕并生下那俱罗与娑诃提婆——使般度五子（Pāṇḍava）之系得以圆满，也昭示命运与达摩如何借由人的意志与更高的力量共同运转。

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.