Shloka 3
धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court
कियन्तं चैव कालं॑ ते मम पूर्वपितामहा: । स्थिता राज्ये महात्मानस्तन्ये व्याख्यातुमहसि,मेरे पूर्वपितामह महात्मा पाण्डव कितने समयतक अपने राज्यपर प्रतिष्ठित रहे? ये सब बातें मुझे विस्तारपूर्वक बतानेकी कृपा करें
kiyantaṃ caiva kālaṃ te mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | sthitā rājye mahātmānas tan me vyākhyātum arhasi ||
कियन्तं चैव कालं ते मम पूर्वपितामहाः । स्थिता राज्ये महात्मानस्तन्ये व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dhārmic inquiry: a responsible heir seeks an accurate account of ancestral rule, implying that kingship and moral legacy are to be understood through careful questioning and truthful narration.
Janamejaya asks the narrator to state, in detail, the length of time the Pāṇḍavas remained established in sovereignty after gaining their kingdom, setting up a chronological account within the Āśramavāsika narrative frame.