Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सान्त्वयामास नारीक्ष हतवीरा हतेश्वरा: । विपुलैरर्थदानै: स तदा पाण्डुसुतो नूप:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sāntvayāmāsa nārīkṣa hatavīrā hateśvarāḥ | vipulair arthadānaiḥ sa tadā pāṇḍusuto nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

Rồi vị vua con của Pāṇḍu đã an ủi những người phụ nữ mất chồng, mất các con trai anh hùng trong chiến trận, bằng cách ban cho họ của cải dồi dào.

Word by Word

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled/comforted
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु: सान्त्वयति; caus. of स्तु/स्त्व?; conventional verb stem सान्त्वय-)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• नारीः: women
• नारीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

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

• हतवीराः: whose heroes/sons were slain
• हतवीराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतवीर (हत + वीर)
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• हतेश्वराः: whose lords (husbands) were slain
• हतेश्वराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतेश्वर (हत + ईश्वर)
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• विपुलैः: with abundant
• विपुलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• अर्थदानैः: by gifts of wealth
• अर्थदानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थदान (अर्थ + दान)
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पाण्डुसुतः: Pandu's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डुसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुसुत (पाण्डु + सुत)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍusuta, nṛpa)
• bereaved women (war widows and mothers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king’s dharma includes compassionate care for those harmed by war; consolation must be supported by practical aid (dāna), acknowledging responsibility toward the vulnerable.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira provides reassurance to women who lost husbands and heroic sons, giving them substantial wealth as support and relief.