Shloka 36
Devanagari script
स््नुषाभि: प्रस्नुषाभिश् वृद्धो राजा पिता मम
Transliteration
snuṣābhiḥ prasnuṣābhiś ca vṛddho rājā pitā mama
Translation
Sañjaya said: “My aged father, the king, was surrounded by his daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law.”
Word by Word
स्नुषाभिःby/with daughters-in-law
स्नुषाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्नुषा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
प्रस्नुषाभिःby/with granddaughters-in-law (wives of grandsons)
प्रस्नुषाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रस्नुषा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
वृद्धःaged, old
वृद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ममof me, my
मम:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'my father, the king')D
daughters-in-lawG
granddaughters-in-lawCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid a war narrative, the text draws attention to the household and the aged ruler, implying that political and martial choices reverberate through families; the vulnerable—especially elders—bear emotional and social burdens that warfare creates.
Sañjaya describes the situation of his aged father, the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), noting that he is in the company of the women of the family—daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law—setting a scene of domestic concern and dependence in contrast to the battlefield events.