Shloka 32

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

ते उक्ता धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च । भ्रातृभिविंग्रहस्तात कथं वो न भवेदिति

Transliteration

te uktā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāntanavena ca | bhrātṛbhir vigrahas tāta kathaṃ vo na bhaved iti ||

Translation

అప్పుడు శాంతనునందనుడైన రాజు ధృతరాష్ట్రుడు వారితో ఇలా అన్నాడు—“బిడ్డలారా! అన్నదమ్ముల మధ్య విరోధం కలుగుతుంటే, మీలో అది ఎలా కలగకుండా ఉంటుంది?”

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

उक्ताःhaving been told / addressed

धृतराष्ट्रेणby Dhṛtarāṣṭra

राज्ञाby the king

शान्तनवेनby the son of Śantanu (i.e., Bhīṣma)

चand

भ्रातृभिःby/with (their) brothers

विग्रहःquarrel, conflict

तातdear (son), O dear one

कथम्how?

वःto you / of you

नnot

भवेत्would be / should occur

इतिthus (quotative)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Śantanu

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?

Even among close kin, especially brothers, conflict can naturally arise; therefore one must consciously uphold dharma—self-restraint, fairness, and wise counsel—to prevent rivalry from escalating.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words as he addresses others, remarking that disputes among brothers are common and asking how such contention would not occur among them as well.