Shloka 2
Ādi Parva 117 — Pāṇḍu’s Obsequies, Escort of the Pāṇḍavas, and Reception at Nāgasāhvaya
Hastināpura
वैशम्पायन उवाच दुर्योधनो युयुत्सुश्न राजन् दुःशासनस्तथा । दुःसहो दुःशलश्चैव जलसंध: सम: सह:
vaiśampāyana uvāca
duryodhano yuyutsuś ca rājan duḥśāsanas tathā |
duḥsaho duḥśalaś caiva jalasaṃdhaḥ samaḥ sahaḥ ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا— “اے راجن! (دھرتراشٹر کے بیٹوں میں) دُریودھن، یُیُتسو، اور اسی طرح دُہشاسن؛ پھر دُہسہ، دُہشل، جلَسندھ، سَم اور سَہ—یہ (ترتیب سے) تھے۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even before the war narrative unfolds, the epic stresses that moral collapse (adharma) arises within families and institutions: a long lineage and many heirs do not guarantee righteousness; character and choices do.
Vaiśampāyana, speaking to King Janamejaya, begins enumerating Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s children—starting with prominent Kaurava princes—setting the stage for later conflicts centered on these figures.