Shloka 19
Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī
Chapter 157
ततस्तं ब्राह्म॒णं तत्र भार्यया च सुतेन च । दुहित्रा चैव सहितं ददर्शावनताननम्,भीतर जाकर दुन्तीने ब्राह्मणको वहाँ पत्नी, पुत्र और कन्याके साथ नीचे मुँह किये बैठे देखा
tatastaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tatra bhāryayā ca sutena ca | duhitrā caiva sahitaṃ dadarśāvanatānanam ||
Da sah sie dort den Brāhmaṇa, zusammen mit seiner Gattin, seinem Sohn und seiner Tochter, das Antlitz niedergeschlagen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the vulnerability of a household in crisis: a downcast face signals fear and moral pressure, inviting a dharmic response—attention, compassion, and responsible action toward those in distress.
The narrator reports that someone arrives and sees a brāhmaṇa sitting there with his wife, son, and daughter, all together, with the brāhmaṇa’s face lowered—indicating anxiety or sorrow at that moment in the story.