Shloka 1536

Devanagari script

प्रीतिमानभवद्‌ राजा धृतराष्ट्रो3म्बिकासुत: । महात्मा पाण्डव सदा अच्छा बर्ताव करते थे; इसलिये अम्बिकानन्दन राजा धुृतराष्ट्र उनके ऊपर बहुत प्रसन्न रहते थे

Transliteration

prītimān abhavad rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro ’mbikāsutaḥ | mahātmā pāṇḍavaḥ sadā … |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: König Dhṛtarāṣṭra, der Sohn Ambikās, wurde von Zuneigung erfüllt. Weil die großherzigen Pāṇḍavas sich stets mit Anstand und Ehrfurcht verhielten, blieb Ambikās Sohn Dhṛtarāṣṭra ihnen sehr gewogen.

Word by Word

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अम्बिकासुतः: Ambikā's son
• अम्बिकासुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिकासुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Ambikā
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Consistent good conduct—marked by respect, restraint, and propriety—can soften even strained relationships and win the goodwill of elders and former adversaries; ethical behavior itself becomes a means of reconciliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra grows affectionate and pleased toward the Pāṇḍavas, attributing this change to their steady, proper behavior toward him.