Shloka 41

पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च

Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry

Devanagari script

ततसस्‍्तस्यानुयातारस्ते चैव परिचारका:,भरतसिंह पाण्डुकी यह करुणायुक्त चित्र-विचित्र वाणी सुनकर उनके अनुचर और सेवक सभी हाय-हाय करके भयंकर आर्तनाद करने लगे

Transliteration

tatas tasya anuyātārās te caiva paricārakāḥ, bharatasiṃha pāṇḍukīyaḥ karuṇāyuktaṃ citra-vicitraṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā teṣām anucarāḥ sevakāś ca sarve hā-hā iti kṛtvā bhīṣaṇam ārtanādaṃ cakruḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు పాండువుకు అనుసరించే వారూ సేవకులూ, ఆయన కరుణారసభరితమైన విచిత్ర వాక్యాలను విని “హాయ్ హాయ్” అని భయంకరంగా విలపించసాగిరి।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तस्यof him/that (person)

अनुयातारःfollowers, attendants (those who go after)

तेthey

चand

एवindeed, just

परिचारकाःservants, attendants

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍu (lineage reference: pāṇḍukīya)

attendants/followers (anuyātāraḥ, anucarāḥ)

servants (paricārakāḥ, sevakāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical bond of service and loyalty: when a principal figure suffers or speaks in deep pathos, those who depend on him and are bound by duty respond collectively. It illustrates how compassion and grief spread through social ties, making personal sorrow a shared responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing a compassion-laden and unusual utterance, the followers and servants of the Pāṇḍu line cry out “hā-hā” and raise a fearful wail. The narration emphasizes the intensity of the moment and the immediate emotional reaction of the retinue.