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Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पाण्डवाश्वापि कुन्ती च धृष्टद्युम्नश्न पार्षत: । विविशोर्यत्र तत्रैव प्रतीक्षन्ते सम तावुभौ

Transliteration

pāṇḍavāś cāpi kuntī ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | viviśur yatra tatraiva pratīkṣante sma tāv ubhau ||

Translation

પાંચેય પાંડવો, કુંતીદેવી અને પાર્ષતપુત્ર ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્ન—આ બધા જ્યાં હતા ત્યાં જ બેઠા રહ્યા અને તે બે જણની (વ્યાસ અને દ્રુપદ) રાહ જોવા લાગ્યા.

Word by Word

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

अपिalso

कुन्तीKunti

चand

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

चand

पार्षतःthe son of Prishata (Drupada)

विविशुःentered

यत्रwhere

तत्रthere

एवindeed/just

प्रतीक्षन्तेthey wait/await

समम्together/equally

तौthose two (them)

उभौboth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Kuntī

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Pārṣata (Drupada)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights self-control and proper conduct: even powerful heroes and leaders remain composed, stay in their place, and wait respectfully for elders/authorities, reflecting dharmic discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, along with Kuntī and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, enter and remain seated where they are, waiting for two important persons who are about to arrive.