Shloka 41
जनमेजय उवाच क्वस्था वीरा: पाण्डवास्ते बभूवु: कुतश्चैते श्रुतवन्त: प्रियं तत् कि वाकार्षद्धादिशेडब्दे व्यतीते तन्मे सर्व भगवान् व्याकरोतु,जनमेजयने पूछा--भगवन्! वे वीर पाण्डव उन दिनों कहाँ थे? उन्होंने वह प्रिय समाचार कैसे सुना और बारहवाँ वर्ष व्यतीत हो जानेपर क्या किया? ये सब बातें आप मुझे स्पष्टरूपसे बतायें
janamejaya uvāca | kva sthā vīrāḥ pāṇḍavās te babhūvuḥ kutaś caite śrutavantaḥ priyaṃ tat | kiṃ vā akāraṣṭa dvādaśe ’bde vyatīte tan me sarvaṃ bhagavān vyākarotu ||
Janamejaya said: “Where were those heroic Pāṇḍavas staying then? From whom and in what manner did they hear that welcome news? And when the twelfth year had passed, what did they do? O venerable one, please explain all of this to me clearly.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: a ruler (Janamejaya) seeks a complete, orderly account from a qualified narrator, emphasizing clarity, sequence of events, and responsible listening to tradition.
Janamejaya asks the narrator to specify the Pāṇḍavas’ whereabouts, how they received a piece of pleasing news, and what actions they took once the twelfth year had elapsed—pressing for a detailed continuation of the exile storyline.