Shloka 1
धौन्धुमारोपाख्यानम्
Dhaundhumāra-Upākhyāna: The Slaying of Dhundhu and the Epithet ‘Dhundhumāra’
हि ० आय न () अआटआ अपसा चतुन॑वर्त्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: क्षत्रिय राजाओंका महत्त्व--सुहोत्र और शिबिकी प्रशंसा वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः पाण्डवा: पुनर्मार्कण्डेयमूचु:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर पाण्डवोंने पुनः मार्कण्डेयजीसे प्रश्न किया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tataḥ Pāṇḍavāḥ punar Mārkaṇḍeyam ūcuḥ; Janamejaya! tad-anantaram Pāṇḍavaiḥ punaḥ Mārkaṇḍeyaṁ prati praśnaḥ kṛtaḥ.
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Então os Pāṇḍavas voltaram a dirigir-se a Mārkaṇḍeya. Ó Janamejaya! Depois disso, os Pāṇḍavas novamente apresentaram sua pergunta ao sábio Mārkaṇḍeya.” A narrativa enquadra uma renovada indagação sobre o dharma e a realeza exemplar, indicando que a compreensão ética é buscada por meio de perguntas repetidas a um vidente realizado.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is approached through humble, repeated inquiry: even great heroes seek clarification from a sage, showing that ethical discernment is refined by questioning and listening to authoritative wisdom.
Within the Vaiśampāyana–Janamejaya frame, the Pāṇḍavas again turn to the sage Mārkaṇḍeya and pose a further question, setting up the next instruction or exemplary story about righteous conduct and royal greatness.