Shloka 20

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

वासांसि च महाहाणि माल्यानि विविधानि च । उपाजहुर्यथान्यायं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवा:,पाण्डवलोग धृतराष्ट्रको यथोचित रूपसे बहुमूल्य वस्त्र और नाना प्रकारकी मालाएँ भेंट करते थे

Transliteration

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi mālyāni vividhāni ca | upājahur yathānyāyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The Pāṇḍavas duly presented Dhṛtarāṣṭra with highly valuable garments and with garlands of many kinds, offering them in a manner befitting propriety and respect. The act reflects their continued adherence to dharma—honouring an elder and former king despite the wounds of the past.

Word by Word

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• महाहाणि: very valuable (costly)
• महाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• माल्यानि: garlands
• माल्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• उपाजहुः: offered, presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-हृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न्यायम्: propriety, due rule
• न्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of/for Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• precious garments
• garlands

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after conflict, dharma requires maintaining propriety: honouring elders and acting with restraint and respect. The Pāṇḍavas’ gifts symbolize ethical conduct and reconciliation rather than triumphalism.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the opening of Āśramavāsika Parva, the Pāṇḍavas are shown attending to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and offering him costly clothes and various garlands in a fitting, customary manner.