Shloka 10

धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्षमायाचनं तथा युधिष्ठिरे न्यासदानम् / Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Request for Forgiveness and the Entrustment to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

पाव जा ए-स्प्य्ल्न है24 उ ॥। ि |! हि 8] नल 28९ ५ कह |] 52 4 | ४ ॥ 0७४७5 |! तथा कृष्णा द्रौपदी सात्वती च बालापत्या चोत्तरा कौरवी च । चित्राड़दा याश्र काश्रित्स्त्रियो5न्या: सार्थ राज्ञा प्रस्थितास्ता वधूभि:,द्रपदकुमारी कृष्णा, सुभद्रा, गोदमें नन्‍्हा-सा बालक लिये उत्तरा, कौरव्यनागकी पुत्री उलूपी, बभ्रुवाहनकी माता चित्रांगदा तथा अन्य जो कोई भी अन्तःपुरकी स्त्रियाँ थीं; वे सब अपनी बहुओंसहित राजा धृतराष्ट्रके साथ चल पड़ीं

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tathā kṛṣṇā draupadī sātvātī ca bālāpatyā cottarā kauravī ca | citrāṅgadā yāś ca kāścid striyo 'nyāḥ sārthaṁ rājñā prasthitās tā vadhūbhiḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) pun berangkat, demikian pula Subhadrā dari garis Sātvata, dan Uttarā dari wangsa Kuru sambil menggendong anaknya yang masih kecil. Citrāṅgadā juga, serta para perempuan lain dari kediaman dalam—semuanya berangkat bersama sang raja, ditemani para menantu perempuan mereka.

Word by Word

तथाalso/likewise

कृष्णाKṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

द्रौपदीDraupadī

सात्वतीSātvati (Subhadrā)

चand

बालापत्याshe who had a child (with child/with infant)

चand

उत्तराUttarā

कौरवीa Kauravī lady (of the Kuru line)

चand

चित्राङ्गदाCitrāṅgadā

याःwho (those women who)

काश्चित्some (certain)

स्त्रियःwomen

अन्याःother

सार्थम्together/along with

राज्ञाwith the king

प्रस्थिताःhaving set out / departed

ताःthose (women)

वधूभिःwith daughters-in-law/brides

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)

Subhadrā

Uttarā

Citrāṅgadā

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

women of the inner palace (antaḥpura-striyaḥ)

daughters-in-law (vadhūḥ)

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?

Even when political life ends, dharma continues through steadfast loyalty and shared responsibility: the royal women do not abandon the elder king but accompany him, showing that renunciation is not merely personal withdrawal but also a disciplined, duty-bound transition supported by the household.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs for the forest life, the principal women—Draupadī, Subhadrā, Uttarā (with her child), Citrāṅgadā, and other palace women—also set out with him, along with their daughters-in-law, forming a collective departure from the palace toward ascetic retirement.