Shloka 163

अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling

Devanagari script

गान्धारीसहिता वत्स्ये तापसी मलपड्किनी । अब मैं वनमें गान्धारीके साथ शरीरपर मैल एवं कीचड़ धारण किये तपस्विनी बनकर रहूँगी और अपने इन सास-ससुरके चरणोंकी सेवामें लगी रहूँगी

Transliteration

gāndhārī-sahitā vatsye tāpasī mala-paṅkinī |

Translation

Vaishampayana said: “I shall dwell in the forest together with Gandhari, living as an ascetic woman, my body bearing dust and mud. I will remain devoted to serving the feet of these elders—my father-in-law and mother-in-law.”

Word by Word

• गान्धारी: with Gandhārī
• गान्धारी: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहिता: together (accompanied)
• सहिता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वत्स्ये: I shall dwell
• वत्स्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Future, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तापसी: a female ascetic
• तापसी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापसी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मल: dirt/filth
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल
• Form: Neuter, Uninflected (compound member)

• पङ्किनी: mud-smeared (one having mire)
• पङ्किनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्किन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gāndhārī
• forest (vana)
• elders (father-in-law and mother-in-law)