Shloka 35

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

दुःशलायाश्च त॑ पौत्रं बालकं॑ भरतर्षभ । स्वराज्ये5थ पितुर्धीमान्‌ स्वसु: प्रीत्या न्‍न्यवेशयत्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | Duḥśalāyāś ca tau pautraṃ bālakaṃ bharatarṣabha | svarājye 'tha pitur dhīmān svasuḥ prītyā nyaveśayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: O Stier unter den Bhāratas, der weise Yudhiṣṭhira, um seine Schwester Duḥśalā zu erfreuen, ließ ihren jungen Enkel im Reich seines eigenen Vaters weihen und auf den Thron setzen.

Word by Word

• दुःशलायाः: of Duhshala
• दुःशलायाः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशला
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पौत्रम्: grandson
• पौत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बालकम्: the boy/child
• बालकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वराज्ये: in (his) own kingdom
• स्वराज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वराज्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वसुः: of (his) sister
• स्वसुः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रीत्या: out of affection/for pleasure
• प्रीत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• न्यवेशयत्: installed/placed (appointed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duḥśalā
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Duḥśalā’s grandson (unnamed)
• the father (of the boy; unnamed)
• the kingdom (paternal realm; unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king stabilizes society by honoring legitimate succession and by healing family bonds; dharma after war includes restoration, compassion, and respect for kin, not merely victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, acting wisely, appoints Duḥśalā’s young grandson to his father’s kingdom, specifically to please and honor his sister, thereby restoring order and easing familial grief after the conflict.