Shloka 22

Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Reconciliation and Partition (भीष्मोपदेशः—संधि-राज्यविभागविचारः)

Devanagari script

पाण्डवाश्वापि कुन्ती च धृष्टद्युम्नश्न पार्षत: । विविशोर्यत्र तत्रैव प्रतीक्षन्ते सम तावुभौ

Transliteration

pāṇḍavāś cāpi kuntī ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | viviśur yatra tatraiva pratīkṣante sma tāv ubhau ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说道：般度五子、昆蒂，以及帕尔沙塔（德鲁帕达）之子持军（Dhṛṣṭadyumna）都进来，仍在原处就坐；他们便在那里静候那两位归来。

Word by Word

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कुन्ती: Kunti
• कुन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्षतः: the son of Prishata (Drupada)
• पार्षतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विविशुः: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-विश्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रतीक्षन्ते: they wait/await
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ईक्ष्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural

• समम्: together/equally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kuntī
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pārṣata (Drupada)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights self-control and proper conduct: even powerful heroes and leaders remain composed, stay in their place, and wait respectfully for elders/authorities, reflecting dharmic discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, along with Kuntī and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, enter and remain seated where they are, waiting for two important persons who are about to arrive.