Shloka 6
जरितारि: कथं पुत्र: सारिसृकक: कथं च मे । स्तम्बमित्र: कथं द्रोण: कथं सा च तपस्विनी,“मेरा बेटा जरितारि कैसे होगा, सारिसृक्ककी क्या अवस्था होगी, स्तम्बमित्र और द्रोण कैसे होंगे? तथा वह तपस्विनी जरिता किस हालतमें होगी?”
jaritāriḥ kathaṃ putraḥ sārisṛkaḥ kathaṃ ca me | stambhamitraḥ kathaṃ droṇaḥ kathaṃ sā ca tapasvinī ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “How is my son Jaritāri? And how is Sārisṛka, bound to me? How are Stambhamitra and Droṇa? And in what condition is that ascetic woman, Jaritā?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic instinct: one should actively inquire into the well-being of those connected by responsibility—children, companions, and ascetics under one’s regard—since care and accountability are integral to righteous conduct.
A speaker, as reported by Vaiśampāyana, anxiously asks about the condition of several individuals—his son Jaritāri, Sārisṛka, Stambhamitra, Droṇa, and the ascetic woman Jaritā—seeking news of their safety and state.