Shloka 193

अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal

Devanagari script

संशयच्छेदनार्थाय प्राप्त: कौरवनन्दन । “कौरवनन्दन! नरेश्वर! वास्तवमें तुम सब लोगोंका यह समागम सुनकर तुम्हारे मानसिक संदेहोंका निवारण करनेके लिये मैं यहाँ आया हूँ

Transliteration

saṁśaya-cchedanārthāya prāptaḥ kauravanandana |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O delight of the Kuru line, I have come here for the purpose of cutting through doubt—having heard of this gathering, I have arrived to dispel the uncertainties in your mind.”

Word by Word

• संशयच्छेदनार्थाय: for the purpose of cutting (removing) doubts
• संशयच्छेदनार्थाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय-च्छेदन-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: has come / arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) / प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरवनन्दन: O son of the Kuru (descendant of Kuru)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kauravanandana (a Kuru prince/king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic role of a wise narrator/teacher: doubts should be addressed directly, and clarity is offered not as argument for its own sake but to guide right understanding and right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru descendant and states his purpose in coming: he has arrived after hearing of the assembly, specifically to resolve the listener’s mental doubts and provide clear guidance.