Shloka 17

Ādi Parva 117 — Pāṇḍu’s Obsequies, Escort of the Pāṇḍavas, and Reception at Nāgasāhvaya

Hastināpura

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामनुरूपाश्न कृता दारा महीपते । धृतराष्ट्रेण समये परीक्ष्य विधिवन्नूप,जनमेजय! राजा धृतराष्ट्रने समयपर भलीभाँति जाँच-पड़ताल करके अपने सभी पुत्रोंका उनके योग्य स्त्रियोंक साथ विवाह कर दिया। भरतश्रेष्ठ! महाराज धुृतराष्ट्रने विवाहके योग्य समय आनेपर अपनी पुत्री दुःशलाका राजा जयद्रथके साथ विधिपूर्वक विवाह किया

Transliteration

sarveṣām anurūpāś ca kṛtā dārā mahīpate | dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye parīkṣya vidhivan nṛpa janamejaya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King Janamejaya, when the proper time arrived, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, after due inquiry and careful consideration, arranged marriages for all his sons with brides suited to them, in accordance with prescribed rites.”

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all (his sons)

अनुरूपाःsuitable, befitting

कृताःwere made/done (i.e., arranged)

दाराःwives

महीपतेO king

धृतराष्ट्रेणby Dhṛtarāṣṭra

समयेat the proper time

परीक्ष्यhaving examined

विधिवत्according to rule, duly

नृपO king

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic governance in domestic and dynastic matters: a king should act at the right time, investigate carefully, and follow proper rites, ensuring marriages are suitable and socially responsible rather than impulsive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana tells Janamejaya that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, after due scrutiny, arranged appropriate marriages for his sons in the proper season and according to prescribed procedures.