Shloka 18

पाण्डोः प्रव्रज्या-व्रतवर्णनम् | Pāṇḍu’s Resolve for Renunciation and Forest Discipline

Devanagari script

गान्धार्यपि वरारोहा शीलाचारविचेष्टितै: । तुष्टिं कुरूणां सर्वेषां जनयामास भारत,भारत! सुन्दर शरीरवाली गान्धारीने अपने उत्तम स्वभाव, सदाचार तथा सदव्यवहारोंसे समस्त कौरवोंको प्रसन्न कर लिया

Transliteration

gāndhāry api varārohā śīlācāraviceṣṭitaiḥ | tuṣṭiṃ kurūṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ janayāmāsa bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Auch Gāndhārī, die edle Frau von anmutiger Haltung, brachte durch ihre tugendhafte Gesinnung, ihr diszipliniertes Verhalten und ihr vorbildliches Benehmen allen Kurus Zufriedenheit, o Bhārata!“

Word by Word

• गान्धारी: Gāndhārī
• गान्धारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• वरारोहा: of excellent form; fair-limbed
• वरारोहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरारोहा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शीलाचारविचेष्टितैः: by (her) good nature, conduct, and behavior
• शीलाचारविचेष्टितैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीलाचारविचेष्टित
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction/pleasure
• तुष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• जनयामास: caused/produced; generated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जनय् (णिच्) / जन्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Gandhārī
• Kurus
• Bhārata (Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that śīla (inner character) expressed through ācāra and consistent behavior can create trust and contentment in a community. Ethical influence is shown not through power but through disciplined, respectful conduct that benefits the whole household.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes how Gandhārī, after entering the Kuru household, pleased all the Kurus by her virtuous nature and exemplary manners, establishing goodwill and harmony within the royal family.