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 ||
गान्धारी के साथ समस्त स्त्रियाँ भी एकत्र होकर बैठ गईं। नगर और जनपद के लोग भी—सब आयु के—अपनी-अपनी अवस्था के अनुसार यथास्थान बैठ गए।
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.