Shloka 2

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रो ददौ राजा पुत्राणामौर्ध्वदेहिकम्‌ । सर्वकामगुणोपेतमन्नं गाश्न धनानि च

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

dhṛtarāṣṭro dadau rājā putrāṇām aurdhvadehikam |

sarvakāmagunopetam annaṃ gāś ca dhanāni ca ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Le roi Dhṛtarāṣṭra fournit les offrandes des rites postfunéraires (aūrdhva-dehika) pour ses fils : une nourriture pourvue de toutes les qualités désirables, ainsi que des vaches et des richesses. Après la perte, le récit souligne l’effort du roi pour accomplir les devoirs prescrits envers les défunts par des dons et une subsistance appropriés, accordant le chagrin à la responsabilité rituelle.

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्राणाम्: of (his) sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• और्ध्वदेहिकम्: funeral/obsequial (rite/offerings)
• और्ध्वदेहिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: और्ध्वदेहिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वकामगुणोपेतम्: endowed with all desired qualities
• सर्वकामगुणोपेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामगुणोपेत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्न: ate/consumed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (भक्षणे)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धनानि: wealths, riches
• धनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas, collectively)
• food (anna)
• cows (gāḥ)
• wealth (dhanāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid personal sorrow, one should uphold dharma through proper rites and charitable giving; fulfilling obligations to the departed is presented as a kingly and ethical duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra arranges and gives the prescribed after-death offerings for his slain sons, distributing food, cows, and wealth as part of the funerary/śrāddha-related observances.