Shloka 106

धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts

Devanagari script

तथाशीला: समातस्थुर्धुतराष्ट्रस्य शासने । इस प्रकारके शील और बर्तावसे युक्त होकर वे पाँचों भाई पाण्डव एक साथ धृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहते थे

Transliteration

tathāśīlāḥ samātasthur dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsane |

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ശീലവും ആത്മനിയന്ത്രണവും ഉള്ളവരായി ആ അഞ്ചു പാണ്ഡവ സഹോദരന്മാർ ഒരുമിച്ച് ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രന്റെ ആജ്ഞയ്ക്ക് കീഴിൽ വസിച്ചു.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

शीलाःof such conduct/character (having such a disposition)

सम्together, completely (prefix used with verb)

आतस्थुःthey stood/abided; they remained

धृतराष्ट्रस्यof Dhṛtarāṣṭra

शासनेin the command/authority

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

the five Pāṇḍava brothers (Pāṇḍavāḥ)

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 one holds power or has suffered wrong, dharma may require humility and disciplined conduct—especially honoring elders and lawful authority. The Pāṇḍavas’ obedience to Dhṛtarāṣṭra models restraint, reconciliation, and ethical self-governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Āśramavāsika context, the narrative emphasizes the Pāṇḍavas’ settled, respectful behavior: the five brothers remain together and live under Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s direction, highlighting a post-war shift from conflict to duty and deference.