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Shloka 14

Hiḍimbā’s Petition, Conditional Union with Bhīma, and the Birth-Naming of Ghaṭotkaca (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १४३)

पुरोहितांश्व पौरांक्ष गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम्‌ | युधिष्ठिर: शनैर्दीन उवाचेदं वचस्तदा,तदनन्तर युधिष्ठिरने शंतनुनन्दन भीष्म, परम बुद्धिमान्‌ विदुर, द्रोण, बाह्विक, कुरुवंशी सोमदत्त, कृपाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा, भूरिश्रवा, अन्यान्य माननीय मन्त्रियों, तपस्वी ब्राह्मणों, पुरोहितों, पुरवासियों तथा यशस्विनी गान्धारीदेवीसे मिलकर धीरे-धीरे दीनभावसे इस प्रकार कहा--

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

purohitāṃś ca paurāṃś ca gāndhārīṃ ca yaśasvinīm |

yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śanair dīna uvācedaṃ vacas tadā ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ครั้นแล้ว ยุธิษฐิระได้กล่าวถ้อยคำนี้แก่ปุโรหิต ชาวเมือง และพระนางคานธารีผู้มีเกียรติยศ ด้วยใจอันโศกเศร้าและอาการนอบน้อม กล่าวอย่างช้า ๆ

पुरोहितान्priests
पुरोहितान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पौरान्townsmen/citizens
पौरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गान्धारीम्Gandhārī
गान्धारीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगान्धारी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यशस्विनीम्renowned, illustrious
यशस्विनीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शनैःslowly, gently
शनैः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः
दीनःdejected, distressed
दीनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid, spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
G
Gāndhārī
P
purohitas (priests)
P
pauras (citizens)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights ethical restraint and humility in speech: Yudhiṣṭhira approaches a sensitive moment by speaking slowly and sorrowfully to religious authorities, the public, and the bereaved queen, modeling accountability and reverence in the aftermath of grave events.

The narrator introduces a scene where Yudhiṣṭhira, weighed down by grief, is about to address an assembly that includes priests, citizens, and Queen Gāndhārī; the verse functions as a transition into his forthcoming statement.