Shloka 17
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
धृतराष्ट्रं समुद्दिश्य ददौ स पृथिवीपति: । सुवर्ण रजतं गाश्न शय्याश्व सुमहाधना:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ samuddiśya dadau sa pṛthivīpatiḥ |
suvarṇa-rajataṃ gāś ca śayyāśvān sumahādhanān ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa pagtawag sa pangalan ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ang panginoon ng lupa—si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira—ay nagkaloob ng mga handog: ginto at pilak, mga baka, mga higaan at kabayong mahalaga, at nagbigay ng dakilang kawanggawa nang hiwa-hiwalay bilang parangal kina Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Gāndhārī, at Kuntī. Ipinakikita nito ang kanyang paninindigan sa dharma: alagaan ang matatanda at magbigay nang bukas-palad kahit matapos ang pagkawasak ng digmaan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna as a royal and ethical duty: a righteous king honors and supports elders and dependents through generous, respectful giving, even when past relationships were marked by conflict.
Yudhiṣṭhira, as king, formally dedicates and distributes valuable gifts—gold, silver, cows, beds, and horses—specifically in the names of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and (as the prose context notes) also for Gāndhārī and Kuntī, demonstrating care for the senior members of the Kuru household.