Shloka 216

Devanagari script

ददर्श नृपतिमश्रेष्ठं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमी श्वरम्‌ । इस प्रकार व्याकुल हुए संजयने राजभवनमें प्रवेश करके अपने स्वामी प्रज्ञाचक्षु नृपश्रेष्ठ धृतराष्ट्रका दर्शन किया

Transliteration

dadarśa nṛpatim-śreṣṭhaṃ prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram |

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—สัญชัยผู้ร้อนรนดังนั้น ได้เข้าไปในพระราชวัง แล้วได้เฝ้าพระผู้เป็นนายของตน คือธฤตราษฏระ ผู้เป็นยอดแห่งกษัตริย์ แม้ตาบอดแต่มีดวงตาแห่งปัญญาภายใน

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

• नृपतिम्: the king
• नृपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठम्: best, foremost
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रज्ञा-चक्षुषम्: having wisdom as (his) eyes; wise-eyed (blind but insightful)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञाचक्षुस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईश्वरम्: the lord, ruler
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• royal palace

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the contrast between physical blindness and moral-intellectual sight: Dhṛtarāṣṭra is called prajñācakṣuṣ, suggesting that true 'seeing' involves discernment and responsibility—especially crucial for a ruler during the ethical fallout of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, distressed, enters the palace and comes before King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The scene sets up the reporting and reflection that follow, as the blind king must confront the consequences of the conflict.