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Shloka 1

धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts

Devanagari script

/ अपन बक। ] अि्कऑशाय: ३. 'अरा” नामक शस्त्रसे काटकर बनाये जानेके कारण साग-भाजी आदिको “अरालु” कहते हैं। उसको सुन्दर रीतिसे तैयार करनेवाले रसोइये “आरालिक' कहलाते हैं। २. दाल आदि बनानेवाले सामान्यतः: सभी रसोइयोंको 'सूपकार” कहते हैं। ३. पीपल

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | evaṃ sampūjito rājā pāṇḍavair ambikāsutaḥ | vijahāra yathāpūrvam ṛṣiśriḥ paryupāsitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus honored in every way by the Pāṇḍavas, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—the son of Ambikā—lived there contentedly as before, enjoying the calm companionship of the sages, attended upon with reverence.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

सम्पूजितःhonoured, duly worshipped

राजाthe king

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

अम्बिकासुतःAmbika's son (Dhritarashtra)

विजहारenjoyed, sported, lived pleasantly

यथाas, just as

पूर्वम्formerly, as before

ऋषिभिःwith/by the sages

श्रियःprosperity, splendour (as an epithet: 'prosperous')

पर्युपासितःattended upon, served

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Ambikā

Ṛ

Ṛṣis (sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after devastating conflict, dharma expresses itself through respectful care for elders and a return to restraint: the Pāṇḍavas honor Dhṛtarāṣṭra, enabling a life oriented toward peace and sage-like companionship rather than power.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Āśramavāsika setting, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is respectfully received by the Pāṇḍavas and continues to reside contentedly, as earlier, in the company of sages, being attended upon with reverence.