Shloka 20

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

वासांसि च महाहाणि माल्यानि विविधानि च । उपाजहुर्यथान्यायं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवा:,पाण्डवलोग धृतराष्ट्रको यथोचित रूपसे बहुमूल्य वस्त्र और नाना प्रकारकी मालाएँ भेंट करते थे

Transliteration

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi mālyāni vividhāni ca | upājahur yathānyāyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Translation

ویشَمپاین نے کہا—پانڈوؤں نے دستور کے مطابق دھرتراشٹر کو نہایت قیمتی لباس اور طرح طرح کے ہار پیش کیے۔

Word by Word

वासांसिgarments, clothes

चand

महाहाणिvery valuable (costly)

माल्यानिgarlands

विविधानिvarious, diverse

चand

उपाजहुःoffered, presented

यथाas, according to

न्यायम्propriety, due rule

धृतराष्ट्रस्यof/for Dhṛtarāṣṭra

पाण्डवाःthe Pāṇḍavas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāṇḍavas

precious garments

garlands

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after conflict, dharma requires maintaining propriety: honouring elders and acting with restraint and respect. The Pāṇḍavas’ gifts symbolize ethical conduct and reconciliation rather than triumphalism.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the opening of Āśramavāsika Parva, the Pāṇḍavas are shown attending to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and offering him costly clothes and various garlands in a fitting, customary manner.