Shloka 6

Devanagari script

जरितारि: कथं पुत्र: सारिसृकक: कथं च मे । स्तम्बमित्र: कथं द्रोण: कथं सा च तपस्विनी,“मेरा बेटा जरितारि कैसे होगा, सारिसृक्ककी क्या अवस्था होगी, स्तम्बमित्र और द्रोण कैसे होंगे? तथा वह तपस्विनी जरिता किस हालतमें होगी?”

Transliteration

jaritāriḥ kathaṃ putraḥ sārisṛkaḥ kathaṃ ca me | stambhamitraḥ kathaṃ droṇaḥ kathaṃ sā ca tapasvinī ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“我的儿子贾丽塔利如何？与我相系的娑利湿哩迦又如何？斯坦婆密多罗与德罗那怎样？那位苦行的女子——贾丽塔——如今处于何等境况？”

Word by Word

जरितारिःJaritāri (proper name)

कथम्how?

पुत्रःson

सारिसृकःSārisṛka (proper name)

कथम्how?

चand

मेof me / my

स्तम्बमित्रःStambhamitra (proper name; 'friend of the clump/pillar')

कथम्how?

द्रोणःDroṇa (proper name)

कथम्how?

साshe

चand

तपस्विनीfemale ascetic

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jaritāri

Sārisṛka

Stambhamitra

Droṇa

Jaritā (tapasvinī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic instinct: one should actively inquire into the well-being of those connected by responsibility—children, companions, and ascetics under one’s regard—since care and accountability are integral to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker, as reported by Vaiśampāyana, anxiously asks about the condition of several individuals—his son Jaritāri, Sārisṛka, Stambhamitra, Droṇa, and the ascetic woman Jaritā—seeking news of their safety and state.