Shloka 1536

धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts

Devanagari script

प्रीतिमानभवद्‌ राजा धृतराष्ट्रो3म्बिकासुत: । महात्मा पाण्डव सदा अच्छा बर्ताव करते थे; इसलिये अम्बिकानन्दन राजा धुृतराष्ट्र उनके ऊपर बहुत प्रसन्न रहते थे

Transliteration

prītimān abhavad rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro ’mbikāsutaḥ | mahātmā pāṇḍavaḥ sadā … |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang haring si Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anak ni Ambikā, ay napuspos ng pagmamahal. Sapagkat ang mga Pāṇḍava na dakila ang loob ay palaging kumikilos nang marangal at may paggalang, kaya si Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anak ni Ambikā, ay lubhang nalugod sa kanila.

Word by Word

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अम्बिकासुतः: Ambikā's son
• अम्बिकासुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिकासुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Ambikā
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Consistent good conduct—marked by respect, restraint, and propriety—can soften even strained relationships and win the goodwill of elders and former adversaries; ethical behavior itself becomes a means of reconciliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra grows affectionate and pleased toward the Pāṇḍavas, attributing this change to their steady, proper behavior toward him.