Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे सर्वे तानादाय प्रतस्थिरे । पाण्डोर्दारिंश् पुत्रांक्ष शरीरे ते च तापसा:,उन सब तपस्वी मुनियोंने पाण्डुपत्नी कुन्ती, पाँचों पाण्डवों तथा पाण्डु और माद्रीके शरीरकी अस्थियोंको साथ लेकर उसी क्षण वहाँसे प्रस्थान कर दिया

Transliteration

tasminn eva kṣaṇe sarve tān ādāya pratasthire | pāṇḍor dāriṁś putrāṁś ca śarīre te ca tāpasāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy, tất cả các ẩn sĩ khổ hạnh lên đường, mang theo Kuntī—vợ của Pāṇḍu—năm người con của Pāṇḍu, và cả di cốt (xương/tro) của Pāṇḍu cùng Mādrī.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that

एवindeed/just

क्षणेmoment

सर्वेall

तान्them

आदायhaving taken

प्रतस्थिरेset out/departed

पाण्डोःof Pāṇḍu

दारिणीम्wife (consort)

पुत्रान्sons

चand

शरीरेthe two bodies

तेthose

चand

तापसाःascetics/sages

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

tāpasāḥ (ascetic sages)

Pāṇḍu

Kuntī

the five Pāṇḍavas

Mādrī

śarīra/asthi (bodily remains/bones)

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?

The verse highlights dharma as responsible care: sages do not merely renounce; they actively protect the bereaved and guide the rightful heirs, while also ensuring respectful handling of the dead—social and spiritual duty performed without delay.

What is happening in the narrative?

Immediately after the described event, the ascetic sages depart from that place, taking Kuntī, the five Pāṇḍavas, and the remains of Pāṇḍu and Mādrī with them—signaling a transition where the sages assume custody and direction of the family.