Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो भीष्मो5थ विदुरो राजा च सह पाण्डवै: । उदकं चक्रिरे तस्य सर्वाश्व कुरुयोषित:,तदनन्तर भीष्म, विदुर, राजा धृतराष्ट्र तथा पाण्डवोंके सहित कुरुकुलकी सभी स्त्रियोंने राजा पाण्डुके लिये जलांजलि दी

Transliteration

tato bhīṣmo ’tha viduro rājā ca saha pāṇḍavaiḥ | udakaṃ cakrire tasya sarvāś ca kuru-yoṣitaḥ ||

Translation

Then Bhīṣma, Vidura, and King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with the Pāṇḍavas, and all the women of the Kuru household, performed the water-offering for him (King Pāṇḍu).

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

भीष्मःBhishma

अथand then

विदुरःVidura

राजाthe king (Dhritarashtra)

चand

सहtogether with

पाण्डवैःwith the Pandavas

उदकम्water (libation)

चक्रिरेthey performed/made

तस्यfor him / of him

सर्वाःall

कुरु-योषितःKuru women

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāṇḍavas

Pāṇḍu

Kuru women

udaka (water offering)

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 dharma as familial and social obligation: honoring the deceased through proper rites (udaka-offering) is a shared responsibility of elders, rulers, and family members, reinforcing continuity of lineage and ethical order even in sorrow.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Pāṇḍu’s death, Bhīṣma, Vidura, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Pāṇḍavas, and the Kuru women collectively perform the customary water-libation for Pāṇḍu as part of the funerary observances.