Shloka 2

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

तं विसंज्ञं निपतितं सिषिचु: परिचारिका: । जलेनात्यर्थशीतेन वीजन्त्य: पुण्यगन्धिना,उस समय अचेत पड़े हुए राजा धृतराष्ट्रको उनकी दासियाँ पंखा झलने लगीं और उनके ऊपर परम सुगन्धित एवं अत्यन्त शीतल जल छिड़कने लगीं

Transliteration

taṁ visaṁjñaṁ nipatitaṁ siṣicuḥ paricārikāḥ | jalenātyarthaśītena vījantyaḥ puṇyagandhinā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing King Dhṛtarāṣṭra fallen down and unconscious, the attendant women sprinkled him with exceedingly cool water and fanned him with a fragrant, auspicious-scented fan, striving to restore his senses.

Word by Word

तम्him/that (person)

विसंज्ञम्unconscious, senseless

निपतितम्fallen down

सिषिचुःthey sprinkled/poured

परिचारिकाःattendant women, maidservants

जलेनwith water

अत्यर्थशीतेनwith extremely cold (water)

वीजन्त्यःfanning

पुण्यगन्धिनाwith fragrant (pleasant/pure-smelling)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

paricārikāḥ (attendant women/maidservants)

water (jala)

fan (implied by vījantyaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of catastrophic news and war-driven suffering, immediate dharma can take the form of compassionate care—restoring and protecting life and dignity when someone collapses under grief or shock.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra has fallen unconscious; his female attendants attempt to revive him by sprinkling very cool water and fanning him with a pleasant, auspicious fragrance.