Shloka 31

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

5 कक पल ! श है कक 82 कं ै न - 4-7. 5४:६<८६८७०७ 7240. 8 क ध पलक बुत 3 7/ है” के पु /ट 6 / >> गान्धारी च महाभागा जननी च पृथा तव

Transliteration

gāndhārī ca mahābhāgā jananī ca pṛthā tava | dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca rājā te traya eva hutāśane || sañjayas tu mahāmātyo dāvāgner jīvito 'bhavat ||

Translation

નારદે કહ્યું: મહાભાગા ગાંધારી, તમારી જનની પૃથા (કુંતી) અને તમારા જ્યેષ્ઠ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર—આ ત્રણેય વનમાં લાગેલા દાવાગ્નિમાં બળી ભસ્મ થઈ ગયા. પરંતુ મહામંત્રી સંજય તે દાવાનલમાંથી જીવિત બચી ગયા.

Word by Word

• गान्धारी: Gandhārī
• गान्धारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महाभागा: most fortunate/noble lady
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभागा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जननी: mother
• जननी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पृथा: Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• पृथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gāndhārī
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• dāvāgni (forest conflagration)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most eminent figures—kings, queens, and revered mothers—are subject to impermanence; the narrative invites detachment, acceptance of karma’s fruition, and steadiness in dharma when confronted with loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports that Gāndhārī, Kuntī (Pṛthā), and Dhṛtarāṣṭra perished in a forest fire during their forest-dwelling stage, while Sañjaya escaped alive.