Shloka 11

Kuntī’s Retrospective Uddharṣaṇa and Renunciatory Resolve (कुन्त्युद्धर्षण-प्रत्याख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अनन्तरं च राजानं भीमसेनमथार्जुनम्‌ । नकुलं च पृथा दृष्टवा त्वरमाणोपचक्रमे

Transliteration

anantaraṃ ca rājānaṃ bhīmasenam athārjunam | nakulaṃ ca pṛthā dṛṣṭvā tvaramāṇopacakrame ||

Translation

Bấy giờ Pṛthā (Kuntī), vừa trông thấy đức vua Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena, Arjuna và Nakula, liền vội vã tiến nhanh về phía họ. Cảnh ấy làm nổi bật tình thương gấp gáp của người mẹ và cuộc đoàn viên của gia tộc sau bao khổ nạn, nơi tình yêu và bổn phận cùng trỗi dậy giữa nếp sống khổ hạnh của những năm tháng về sau.

Word by Word

• अनन्तरम्: thereafter, next
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

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

• राजानम्: the king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पृथाम्: Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• पृथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपचक्रमे: he/she began, set about
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-क्रम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Arjuna
• Nakula

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after immense conflict and loss, dharma is sustained through human bonds—especially compassion and familial responsibility. Kuntī’s haste reflects the ethical weight of care and reconciliation in the later, renunciatory phase of life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kuntī, upon seeing Yudhiṣṭhira along with Bhīma, Arjuna, and Nakula, quickly moves toward them, marking an emotionally charged reunion within the Ashramavāsika setting.