Shloka 33
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
धृतराष्ट उवाच तथास्तु ते महाभागे यथा त्वं नन्दिनीच्छसि । तृतीयं वरयास्मत्तो नासि द्वाभ्यां सुसत्कृता । त्वं हि सर्वस्नुषाणां मे श्रेयसी धर्मचारिणी
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca tathāstu te mahābhāge yathā tvaṃ nandini icchasi | tṛtīyaṃ varayāsmatto nāsi dvābhyāṃ susatkṛtā | tvaṃ hi sarvasnuṣāṇāṃ me śreyasī dharmacāriṇī |
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Mangyari nawa, O marangal na ginang, ayon sa iyong nais, O tagapagdala ng ligaya. Pumili ka pa mula sa akin ng ikatlong biyaya; sa dalawang biyaya lamang ay hindi ka pa lubos na naparangalan. Sapagkat sa lahat ng aking mga manugang na babae, ikaw ang pinakadakila—yaong lumalakad sa dharma. Inaakala kong hindi pa ganap ang nararapat na paggalang sa iyo kung dalawang biyaya lamang.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as proper honoring of virtue: a ruler/elder recognizes righteous conduct in the household and insists that respect and recompense should be complete, not merely formal. Ethical leadership includes acknowledging merit and ensuring fair, adequate honor.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses his daughter-in-law, praising her as the most righteous among his daughters-in-law. He grants her freedom to ask as she wishes and urges her to request a third boon, saying that two boons are insufficient to constitute full honor.