Shloka 1

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

janamejaya uvāca | prāpya rājyaṁ mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍavā me pitāmahāḥ | katham āsan mahārājñi dhṛtarāṣṭre mahātmani ||

Translation

ဂျနမေဇယက မေးလေသည်– «အို မဟာမင်းကြီး၊ ကျွန်ုပ်၏ ဘိုးဘွားများဖြစ်သော မြင့်မြတ်သည့် ပाण्डဝတို့သည် မိမိတို့၏ နိုင်ငံတော်ကို ပြန်လည်ရရှိပြီးနောက်၊ မြင့်မြတ်သော ဓြိတရာෂ္ဌရအပေါ် မည်သို့ ပြုမူဆက်ဆံခဲ့ကြသနည်း»။

Word by Word

• नारायणम्: Narayana
• नारायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• नरम्: Nara
• नरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नरोत्तमम्: the best of men (Nara-uttama)
• नरोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvati
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यासम्: Vyasa
• व्यासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जयम्: Jaya (Mahabharata)
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उदीरयेत्: should recite/utter
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर्
• Form: Vidhi-ling (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames an ethical inquiry: after victory and restoration of power, how should rulers treat an elder relative and former king—especially one connected to past wrongdoing? It points to dharma as measured conduct, restraint, and respect for elders even amid justified grievances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya asks the narrator to describe the Pāṇḍavas’ behavior after they regained sovereignty—specifically their attitude and treatment of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—setting up the Ashramavāsika narrative of post-war life, responsibility, and reconciliation.