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

វៃសម្បាយនៈ បាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ ភារត (Bhārata) អើយ ពួកគន្ធព៌ក៏ត្រូវបានចិត្រាសេន (Citraseṇa) អនុញ្ញាតឲ្យចាកចេញដែរ»។

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.