Shloka 39

Drupada’s Putrakāmeṣṭi: The Sacrificial Birth of Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

अनुरक्तश्न तानासीत्‌ पाण्डवान्‌ स घटोत्कच: । तेषां च दयितो नित्यमात्मनित्यो बभूव ह,घटोत्कचका पाण्डवोंके प्रति बड़ा अनुराग था और पाण्डवोंको भी वह बहुत प्रिय था। वह सदा उनकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहता था

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: anuraktaś ca tān āsīt pāṇḍavān sa ghaṭotkacaḥ | teṣāṃ ca dayito nityam ātmanityaḥ babhūva ha ||

Translation

Disse Vaiśampāyana: Ghaṭotkaca era profundamente devotado aos Pāṇḍava, e eles também sempre o tinham por querido. Constantemente permanecia ligado à vontade deles, firme na lealdade e pronto na obediência.

Word by Word

अनुरक्तःattached, devoted

तान्them

आसीत्was

पाण्डवान्the Pandavas

सःhe

घटोत्कचःGhaṭotkaca

तेषाम्of them

चand

दयितःbeloved, dear

नित्यम्always

आत्मनित्यःdevoted to them with his whole self / wholly constant (to them)

बभूवbecame, was

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ghaṭotkaca

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic loyalty: genuine affection expresses itself as steady support and willing obedience toward those one is bound to by gratitude and kinship.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Ghaṭotkaca was strongly attached to the Pāṇḍavas, was dear to them in return, and consistently remained under their direction—presenting him as a reliable ally within the family network.