Shloka 363

Devanagari script

गान्धारीसहितकश्नैव कां गतिं प्रतिपत्स्यति । “पुत्रों और पौत्रोंकी बिलखती हुई बहुओंके साथ मेरे बूढ़े पिता राजा धृतराष्ट्र माता गान्धारीसहित किस अवस्थाको पहुँच जायँगे?

Transliteration

gāndhārī-sahitakaś caiva kāṃ gatiṃ pratipatsyati |

Translation

గాంధారీతో కలిసి ఆయన ఏ స్థితిని—ఏ గతిని—ప్రాప్తిస్తారు?

Word by Word

• गान्धारी-सहितः: accompanied by Gandhari
• गान्धारी-सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान्धारी + सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कः: who/which (he)
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कां: what (which) (state)
• कां: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: course/state/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपत्स्यति: will attain/reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gandhārī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the inescapable aftermath of adharma-driven conflict: even royal power cannot shield one from the consequences of collective wrongdoing, loss, and the uncertain ‘gati’ that follows catastrophic choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting events and their consequences, raises (or relays) the anxious question of what end awaits the aged Dhṛtarāṣṭra together with Gandhārī after the destruction of their sons and the collapse of their house.