Shloka 28

जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape

Devanagari script

तां तथा मोहमापचन्नां विदुर: सर्वधर्मवित्‌ । कुन्तीमाश्चवासयामास प्रेष्याभिश्चन्दनोदकै:,उन्हें इस प्रकार मूच्छामें पड़ी हुई देख सब धर्मोके ज्ञाता विदुरजीने दासियोंद्वारा चन्दनमिश्रित जल छिड़कवाकर होशमें लानेकी चेष्टा की

Transliteration

tāṃ tathā moham āpacannāṃ viduraḥ sarvadharmavit | kuntīm āśvāsayām āsa preṣyābhiś candanodakaiḥ ||

Translation

Увидев Кунти, лежащую в обмороке, Видура — знаток всей дхармы — велел утешить и привести её в чувство, приказав служанкам окропить её водой, благоухающей сандалом.

Word by Word

ताम्her

तथाthus, in that manner

मोहम्fainting, delusion

आपचन्नाम्having fallen into / being in (a state of) fainting

विदुरःVidura

सर्वधर्मवित्knower of all dharmas

कुन्तीम्Kunti

आश्वासयामासcomforted, tried to revive/console

प्रेष्याभिःby maidservants

चन्दनोदकैःwith sandal(-mixed) water

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Kuntī

preṣyāḥ (maidservants/attendants)

candana (sandalwood)

udaka (water)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not only rule and policy but also humane responsibility: a wise person responds to suffering with practical compassion, restoring steadiness and dignity to those overwhelmed by grief.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuntī has collapsed in a swoon. Vidura, renowned for his knowledge of dharma, directs attendants to sprinkle her with sandal-scented water and consoles her, attempting to bring her back to awareness and composure.