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Shloka 9

अौर्ध्वदेहिक-श्राद्धे दानयज्ञविस्तारः | Expansion of the Aurdhvadehika Śrāddha and the Donation-Rite

तथैव वृद्ध पितरं हतपुत्र॑ जनेश्वरम्‌ । गान्धारी च महाभागां विदुरं च महामतिम्‌

tathaiva vṛddha-pitaraṁ hata-putraṁ janeśvaram | gāndhārīṁ ca mahābhāgāṁ viduraṁ ca mahāmatim ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Cũng như thế, họ luôn bận lòng vì lão vương Dhṛtarāṣṭra—bậc chúa tể loài người đã mất hết con trai—cùng với hiền hậu Gāndhārī và Vidura đại trí. Vì nỗi lo canh cánh cho những người bị chiến tranh tước đoạt ấy, họ chẳng được yên: tâm không an nơi việc nước, không an nơi thú vui, và ngay cả việc học Veda cũng không còn thiết tha.

तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वृद्धम्aged, old
वृद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पितरम्father/elder (paternal figure)
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हतपुत्रम्whose son(s) are slain
हतपुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जनईश्वरम्lord of the people, king
जनईश्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनईश्वर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गान्धारीम्Gandhārī
गान्धारीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगान्धारी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महाभागाम्most fortunate, illustrious
महाभागाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभागा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विदुरम्Vidura
विदुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महामतिम्of great intellect, very wise
महामतिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
G
Gāndhārī
V
Vidura

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how the moral and emotional aftermath of violence persists beyond victory: compassion for the bereaved and the weight of responsibility can dissolve interest in power, pleasure, and even study, pushing one toward detachment and a search for peace aligned with dharma.

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a character’s continuing anxiety and lack of rest due to concern for the aged Dhṛtarāṣṭra (bereft of sons), along with Gāndhārī and Vidura—figures deeply affected by the war—showing the unsettled state of mind in the war’s aftermath.