Shloka 10

Devanagari script

धार्मिक त॑ सुतं लब्ध्वा पाण्डुस्तां पुनरब्रवीत्‌,उस धर्मात्मा पुत्रको पाकर राजा पाण्डुने पुनः (आग्रहपूर्वक) कुन्तीसे कहा --

Transliteration

dhārmikaṁ taṁ sutaṁ labdhvā pāṇḍus tāṁ punar abravīt | sa dharmātmā putrakaṁ prāpya rājā pāṇḍuḥ punaḥ (āgrahapūrvakaṁ) kuntīṁ uvāca ||

Translation

Обретя того праведного сына, царь Панду вновь обратился к ней. Этот государь, преданный дхарме, получив дитя, снова заговорил с Кунти — настойчиво побуждая её продолжать тем же путём.

Word by Word

• धार्मिकम्: righteous
• धार्मिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• पाण्डुः: Pandu
• पाण्डुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रकम्: little son/son (affectionate)
• पुत्रकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डुना: by Pandu
• पाण्डुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• कुन्त्यै: to Kunti
• कुन्त्यै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍu
• Kuntī
• son (putra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma as the guiding motive in royal decisions: the king is described as dharmātmā, and the birth of a ‘dhārmika’ son is treated as an ethically significant outcome, reinforcing the ideal that lineage and governance should be aligned with righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a righteous son has been obtained, Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Pāṇḍu speaks again to Kuntī—this time with insistence—indicating he is urging her to continue or repeat the means by which the son was obtained.