Shloka 28
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
धृतराष्ट्रोडपि धर्मात्मा स्वस्थचेता महामना: । स्वमेव नगरं राजन् प्रतिपेदे महर्द्धिमत्
dhṛtarāṣṭro 'pi dharmātmā svasthacetā mahāmanāḥ | svam eva nagaraṃ rājan pratipede maharddhimat ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—राजन्! धर्मात्मा, स्वस्थचित्त और महामना धृतराष्ट्र भी अपने ही महर्द्धिमान नगर में लौट आए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the ruin brought by adharma and war, a ruler is urged to recover inner steadiness (svastha-cetāḥ) and re-establish order by returning to rightful duties and place; the verse highlights composure and dharma as stabilizing virtues after catastrophe.
Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, described as righteous-minded and composed, went back to his own prosperous city—marking a transition in the post-battle sequence toward settling affairs after the war.