Shloka 10
नारदेन धृतराष्ट्रगतिवर्णनम् | Nārada’s Account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Future Course
कच्चित् ते न च मोहो5स्ति वनवासेन भारत । स्ववशे वन्यमन्नं वा उपवासोडपि वा भवेत्
kaccit te na ca moho 'sti vanavāsena bhārata | svavaśe vanyam annaṃ vā upavāso 'pi vā bhavet ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, tell me—has living in the forest not brought confusion or despondency upon you? Whether the food that grows in the wilderness comes under your control, or whether you must even fast—does this forest-dwelling unsettle your mind?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse tests inner steadiness: true dharma in hardship is maintaining clarity and self-mastery, whether one has adequate forest food or must accept fasting without mental collapse or delusion.
Vaiśampāyana poses a welfare-question to a ‘Bhārata’ figure living in forest conditions, asking whether the constraints of vanavāsa—uncertain food supply and possible fasting—have caused confusion or discouragement.