Shloka 9

धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्रतु-प्रवर्तनम् तथा पाण्डवानां निमन्त्रण-प्रतिवचनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Sacrifice Commences and the Pandavas’ Reply to the Invitation

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञाताश्च गन्धर्वश्षित्रसेनेन भारत

Transliteration

anujñātāś ca gandharvāś citrasenena bhārata

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, the Gandharvas too were granted leave by Citraseṇa.”

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञाताः: permitted, allowed
• अनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञात (अनु + √ज्ञा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चित्रसेनेन: by Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Citraseṇa
• Gandharvas
• Bhārata (Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful beings act within discipline: departure or action is undertaken only with proper authorization, reflecting restraint and orderly conduct (dharma) rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a brief transition: Citraseṇa, leader among the Gandharvas, grants permission to the Gandharvas—indicating a conclusion of an episode and an orderly dispersal or withdrawal.