Shloka 193

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)

Devanagari script

चक्रतुः कुरुवीरस्य गान्धार्याश्चवाविदूरत: । तदनन्तर विदुर और संजयने कुरुप्रवीर राजा धृतराष्ट्रके लिये कुशोंकी शथ्या बिछा दी। उनके पास ही गान्धारीके लिये एक पृथक्‌ आसन लगा दिया

Transliteration

vaishampāyana uvāca | cakratuḥ kuruvīrasya gāndhāryāś ca vā vidūrataḥ | tadanantaraṃ viduraḥ sañjayaś ca kurupravīrāya rājñe dhṛtarāṣṭrāya kuśānāṃ śayyāṃ bibhidatuḥ | tasya samīpe gāndhāryai pṛthag āsanaṃ nyadhattaḥ |

Translation

اس کے بعد ودور اور سنجے نے کورو کے بہادر راجا دھرتراشٹر کے لیے کُش گھاس کی شَیّا بچھا دی، اور اسی کے قریب گاندھاری کے لیے الگ آسن رکھ دیا۔

Word by Word

• चक्रतुः: they two did/made
• चक्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• कुरुवीरस्य: for/of the Kuru-hero
• कुरुवीरस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गान्धार्याः: for/of Gandhārī
• गान्धार्याः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अविदूरतः: not far away; nearby
• अविदूरतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ablatival adverb in -तः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Gāndhārī
• Vidura
• Sañjaya
• Kuru lineage (Kuru)
• kuśa grass
• bed (śayyā)
• seat (āsana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after political collapse and personal grief, dharma expresses itself through humble service, respect for elders, and acceptance of austere living; the shift from royal comfort to kuśa-grass bedding symbolizes inner discipline and detachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the forest setting of the Āśramavāsika episode, Vidura and Sañjaya arrange simple resting places: a kuśa-grass bed for the blind King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and a separate seat for Gāndhārī, placed somewhat apart, marking their new ascetic mode of life.