Shloka 8
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
आजगाम तरीं धीमांस्तरिष्यन् यमुनां नदीम् । स तार्यमाणो यमुनां मामुपेत्याब्रवीत् तदा
ājagāma tarīṃ dhīmāṃs tariṣyan yamunāṃ nadīm | sa tāryamāṇo yamunāṃ mām upetya abravīt tadā |
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—“یَمُنا ندی پار کرنے کے ارادے سے وہ دانا رشی کشتی کے پاس آیا۔ جب میں اسے یمنا پار کرا رہی تھی تو وہ میرے قریب آ کر اسی وقت بولا۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a narrative hinge: it frames an encounter where a revered sage’s desire will be voiced, raising ethical questions about self-control, consent, and the interplay of dharma with personal impulse, as well as how lineage and social identity are negotiated in epic storytelling.
A wise man arrives at a boat to cross the Yamunā. While being ferried, he approaches the boatwoman and begins speaking—introducing the forthcoming dialogue in which he inquires about her origin and advances his request.