Shloka 10
Kuntī’s Retrospective Uddharṣaṇa and Renunciatory Resolve (कुन्त्युद्धर्षण-प्रत्याख्यानम्)
बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य समुन्नाम्य च पुत्रकम् । गान्धार्या: कथयामास सहदेवमुपस्थितम्
bāhubhyāṁ sampariṣvajya samunnāmya ca putrakam | gāndhāryāḥ kathayāmāsa sahadevam upasthitam ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا— کنتی نے دونوں بازوؤں سے بیٹے کو گلے لگایا، اسے اٹھا کر سینے سے لگا لیا اور گاندھاری کو بتایا— “بہنِ بزرگ! سہ دیو آپ کی خدمت میں حاضر ہے۔” اس کے بعد راجہ یُدھِشٹھِر، بھیم سین، ارجن اور نکُل کو دیکھ کر ملکہ کنتی بےقراری سے اُن کی طرف بڑھ گئی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after catastrophic conflict, dharma expresses itself through restraint, service, and humane regard for the suffering of others. Kuntī’s act of presenting Sahadeva as ready to serve Gāndhārī highlights ethical repair: honoring elders, acknowledging shared grief, and rebuilding bonds through seva rather than triumphalism.
Kuntī sees Sahadeva, embraces him intensely, and then tells Gāndhārī that Sahadeva is present to attend upon her. Immediately afterward, Kuntī turns with eager emotion toward Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, and Nakula, indicating a charged reunion scene marked by maternal affection and post-war sorrow.