Shloka 32

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

ते वयं धृतराष्ट्रं च गान्धारीं च समेत्य ह

Transliteration

te vayaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca gāndhārīṁ ca sametya ha

Translation

Dann gingen wir gemeinsam zu Dhṛtarāṣṭra und auch zu Gāndhārī und traten wahrhaftig vor sie hin.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• गान्धारीम्: Gāndhārī
• गान्धारीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• समेत्य: having met / having approached together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• ह: indeed / (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Gāndhārī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores responsible conduct in the aftermath of violence: leaders and elders (Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī) must be approached and informed, highlighting accountability and the ethical weight of actions taken during war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa narrates that they went together to meet Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī—an approach to the bereaved royal couple in the wake of the night’s events, setting up the disclosure and its moral and emotional consequences.