Shloka 27

Devanagari script

प्रविवेश गृहं राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमत: । ददर्श तत्र गान्धारीं देवीं पतिमनुव्रताम्‌

Transliteration

praviveśa gṛhaṃ rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dhīmataḥ | dadarśa tatra gāndhārīṃ devīṃ patimanuvratām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He entered the residence of the wise King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. There he beheld Queen Gāndhārī, a noble lady steadfast in her vow of fidelity and devotedly aligned with her husband—an image of wifely dharma within the royal household.

Word by Word

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• गृहम्: house, palace
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• धीमतः: wise, intelligent
• धीमतः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गान्धारीम्: Gāndhārī
• गान्धारीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• देवीम्: queen, noble lady
• देवीम्: Visheshana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अनुव्रताम्: devoted/faithful (to)
• अनुव्रताम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुव्रत
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Gāndhārī
• royal residence (gṛha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of steadfast marital fidelity (pativratā-dharma) embodied by Gāndhārī, presenting devotion and self-discipline within the household as a form of dharma even amid political turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports that the arriving figure enters King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s residence and sees Queen Gāndhārī there, described with honorifics and as devotedly following her husband.