Shloka 16
Gāndhārī’s Petition for a Vision of the Departed (गान्धार्याः प्रार्थना—दिव्यदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
मन्ये पृथा वेपमाना कृशा धमनिसंतता
Transliteration
manye pṛthā vepamānā kṛśā dhamanisaṃtatā
Translation
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—“मला वाटते पृथा (कुंती) थरथरत आहे; ती फार कृश झाली आहे, तिच्या शिरा उठून दिसत आहेत.”
Word by Word
मन्येI think / I consider
मन्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
पृथाPritha (Kunti)
पृथा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वेपमानाtrembling
वेपमाना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवेप (धातु) → वेपमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
Formस्त्री, प्रथमा, एकवचन, शतृ (वर्तमान-कर्तरि)
कृशाemaciated / thin
कृशा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री, प्रथमा, एकवचन
धमनि-संतताwith (her) veins stretched/standing out; sinewy
धमनि-संतता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधमनि + संतत (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pṛthā (Kuntī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic sensitivity to the suffering of elders: moral responsibility includes attentive compassion, recognizing physical decline and responding with care rather than indifference.
Yudhiṣṭhira observes Kuntī’s frail condition—trembling and emaciated with prominent veins—indicating hardship during the forest-dwelling (āśrama) phase and prompting concern for her welfare.