Mahabharata 7.10.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 10, Shloka 2

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

तं विसंज्ञं निपतितं सिषिचु: परिचारिका: । जलेनात्यर्थशीतेन वीजन्त्य: पुण्यगन्धिना

Transliteration

taṁ visaṁjñaṁ nipatitaṁ siṣicuḥ paricārikāḥ | jalenātyarthaśītena vījantyaḥ puṇyagandhinā ||

Translation

તે સમયે અચેત થઈ પડેલા રાજા ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રને પરિચારિકાઓએ અત્યંત શીતળ જળ છાંટ્યું અને પુણ્યગંધયુક્ત પંખાથી પવન કરવા લાગી.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (person)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विसंज्ञम्: unconscious, senseless
• विसंज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निपतितम्: fallen down
• निपतितम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सिषिचुः: they sprinkled/poured
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• परिचारिकाः: attendant women, maidservants
• परिचारिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचारिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• जलेन: with water
• जलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अत्यर्थशीतेन: with extremely cold (water)
• अत्यर्थशीतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यर्थशीत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वीजन्त्यः: fanning
• वीजन्त्यः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: वीज्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• पुण्यगन्धिना: with fragrant (pleasant/pure-smelling)
• पुण्यगन्धिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यगन्धिन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• paricārikāḥ (attendant women/maidservants)
• water (jala)
• fan (implied by vījantyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of catastrophic news and war-driven suffering, immediate dharma can take the form of compassionate care—restoring and protecting life and dignity when someone collapses under grief or shock.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra has fallen unconscious; his female attendants attempt to revive him by sprinkling very cool water and fanning him with a pleasant, auspicious fragrance.