Shloka 3
Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage
गान्धार्या सह नार्यस्तु सहिता: समुपाविशन् । पौरजानपदश्चापि जन: सर्वो यथावय:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
gāndhāryā saha nāryas tu sahitāḥ samupāviśan | paurajānapadāś cāpi janaḥ sarvo yathāvayaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Avec Gāndhārī, les femmes s’assirent en un groupe rassemblé. Les citadins et les gens des campagnes aussi—de tout âge—prirent place selon l’ordre convenable. La scène souligne la participation de la communauté et un décorum respectueux, tandis que la société tout entière se tourne vers les aînés et les devoirs du dernier âge de la vie.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic decorum: collective conduct marked by orderliness and respect—people assemble and sit according to age, reflecting social discipline and reverence in moments involving elders and life-stage transitions.
Gāndhārī arrives with the women, and the wider public—both townspeople and villagers—gathers and takes seats in an orderly, age-based arrangement, indicating a formal communal attendance at the ongoing events of the Āśramavāsika episode.