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Shloka 373

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

यथा च नृपतिर्दग्धो देव्यौ ते चेति पाण्डव । पुरुषप्रवर पाण्डव! जिस प्रकार राजा धृतराष्ट्र तथा उन दोनों देवियोंका दाह हुआ है, यह सारा समाचार मैंने वहीं सुना था

yathā ca nṛpatir dagdho devyau te ceti pāṇḍava | puruṣapravara pāṇḍava! yathā rājā dhṛtarāṣṭra tathā ca te dve devyau dagdhāḥ, etat sarvaṃ samācāraṃ mayā tatraiva śrutam āsa |

Нарада сказал: «О Пандава, лучший из мужей! Как царь был сожжён огнём, так же и те две царственные супруги. Весь рассказ о том, как царь Дхритараштра и две царицы встретили конец в пламени, я слышал там же, на месте. Я передаю тебе это как достоверное свидетельство, чтобы ты принял случившееся с твёрдостью и рассудительностью и не был поколеблен скорбью».

यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नृपतिःthe king
नृपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दग्धःburnt, consumed by fire
दग्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदग्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देव्यौthe two queens (two godly ladies)
देव्यौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
तेthose (two)
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
पाण्डवO Pāṇḍava
पाण्डव:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
P
Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira implied)
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
T
the two queens (Gāndhārī and Kuntī implied)
F
fire (dāha)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores impermanence and the need for steadiness: even great kings and revered elders meet inevitable ends. Nārada’s emphasis on having heard the report directly also models responsible transmission of truth—grief should be met with discernment grounded in reliable knowledge.

Nārada addresses a Pāṇḍava (primarily Yudhiṣṭhira) and reports the news that King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the two queens were consumed by fire. He states that he heard the full account on the spot, presenting himself as a trustworthy messenger of the event.