Shloka 23

Devanagari script

समनुज्ञाप्य राजानं पुत्रशोकसमाहतम्‌ । धृतराष्ट्रं सभार्य॑ वै पृथां च पृुथुलोचनाम्‌,प्रस्थानके पूर्व उन्होंने पुत्रशोकसे व्याकुल राजा धूृतराष्ट्र, गान्धारी देवी तथा विशाललोचना कुन्तीसे आज्ञा ले ली थी

Transliteration

samanujñāpya rājānaṃ putraśokasamāhatam | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sabhāryaṃ vai pṛthāṃ ca pṛthulocanām ||

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຂໍອະນຸຍາດດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບຈາກກະສັດ ທຣິຕະຣາສະຕຣະ ຜູ້ຖືກຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າເພາະບຸດຊາຍຄອບງຳ, ພ້ອມທັງຈາກມະເຫສີຂອງພຣະອົງ (ຄັນທາຣີ) ແລະຈາກ ປຣິຖາ (ຄຸນຕີ) ພຣະຣາຊິນີຜູ້ມີດວງຕາກວ້າງ, ພວກເຂົາກໍຕຽມອອກເດີນທາງ.

Word by Word

समनुज्ञाप्यhaving taken leave / having asked permission

राजानम्the king

पुत्रशोकसमाहतम्struck/afflicted by grief for (his) son

धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhṛtarāṣṭra

सभार्यम्together with (his) wife

वैindeed / surely

पृथाम्Pṛthā (Kuntī)

चand

पृथुलोचनाम्wide-eyed (lady)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Gāndhārī

Pṛthā (Kuntī)

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?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: before major actions such as departure, one should seek the consent and blessings of elders—especially those burdened by sorrow—showing restraint, respect, and compassion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that, prior to setting out, the departing party takes formal leave of the grief-stricken King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with Gāndhārī and Kuntī (Pṛthā).