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
ယုဓိဋ္ဌိရက ပြောသည်– «ပೃഥာ (ကွန်တီ) တုန်လှုပ်နေသည်ဟု ငါထင်၏။ သူမသည် အလွန်ပိန်လှီသွားပြီး သွေးကြောများပင် ထင်ရှားပေါ်လွင်လာပြီ»။
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.