Shloka 26
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
प्राह किं करवाणीति सा च त॑ प्रत्युवाच ह । धनुष त्यागकर कुन्तीकुमारने विधिपूर्वक बहिनका सत्कार किया और पूछा--“बहिन! बताओ, मैं तुम्हारा कौन-सा कार्य करूँ?” तब दुःशलाने उत्तर दिया-- ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prāha kiṁ karavāṇīti sā ca taṁ pratyuvāca ha | eṣa te bharataśreṣṭha svasnīyasyātmajaḥ śiśuḥ |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Tinanong niya, “Ano ang dapat kong gawin?” At sumagot nga siya: “O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata, ito ang sanggol, ang anak na lalaki ng anak na lalaki ng iyong kapatid na babae.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma expressed as familial responsibility: when asked how he may help, the reply points to an infant relative, implying that protecting and supporting vulnerable kin is a primary ethical duty.
A man respectfully asks what service he can render; the woman answers by identifying an infant as the son of his sister’s son, setting up a request or obligation centered on caring for that child.