Shloka 19
आदि पर्व — अध्याय १०६
Pāṇḍu’s Gifts, Forest Residence, and Vidura’s Marriage
ततो निष्क्रान्तमालोक्य सत्या पुत्रमथाब्रवीत् । शशंस स पुनर्मात्रि तस्य बालस्य पाण्डुताम्,उस महलसे निकलनेपर सत्यवतीने अपने पुत्रसे उसके विषयमें पूछा। तब व्यासजीने मातासे भी उस बालकके पाण्डुवर्ण होनेकी बात बता दी
tato niṣkrāntam ālokya satyā putram athābravīt | śaśaṃsa sa punar mātri tasya bālasya pāṇḍutām ||
ثم لما رأته يخرج، خاطبت سَتْيا (سَتْيَفَتي) ابنها. فأخبرها بدوره أن الطفل كان ذا لون شاحب مائل إلى البياض—علامة ظاهرة يذكرها السرد على أنها ذات دلالة، للتعريف بالمولود والإيحاء بما سيتصل باسمه ونَسَبه المرتبطين بـ«پاندو».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights careful observation and truthful reporting within family relationships: Satyavatī inquires directly, and Vyāsa answers plainly. In the epic’s style, even physical signs are treated as narratively significant, linking appearance with identity and future developments.
After someone (implicitly Vyāsa) comes out, Satyavatī asks her son about what has occurred. He then tells her that the newborn child has a pale/whitish complexion (pāṇḍutā), a detail used to characterize the child and hint at later connections in the lineage.