Shloka 10

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

शयनानि महाहाणि वासांस्याभरणानि च । राजाहाणि च सर्वाणि भक्ष्यभोज्यान्यनेकश:

Transliteration

śayanāni mahārhāṇi vāsāṃsy ābharaṇāni ca | rājārhāṇi ca sarvāṇi bhakṣyabhojyāny anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“珍贵的卧榻、衣裳与饰物——乃至一切王者所用的享受——以及种种可食之物与美馔佳肴，尤提士提罗王不断奉献给持国罗刹陀。同样地，昆蒂也以侍奉尊长之周到，服侍甘陀利，如儿媳奉事婆母一般。”

Word by Word

• शयनानि: beds, couches
• शयनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• महाहाणि: very costly/valuable (ones)
• महाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाहाण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• आभरणानि: ornaments, jewelry
• आभरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• राजाहाणि: royal (articles/possessions)
• राजाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजाहाण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• भक्ष्यभोज्यानि: eatables and drinkables/foods to be eaten and enjoyed
• भक्ष्यभोज्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य-भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways; in great variety
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kuntī
• Gāndhārī
• śayanāni (beds)
• vāsāṃsi (garments)
• ābharaṇāni (ornaments)
• bhakṣya-bhojya (foods and delicacies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after devastating conflict, dharma requires honoring and caring for elders and former adversaries. Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal generosity and Kuntī’s respectful service model ethical restraint, compassion, and the duty of reconciliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes how Yudhiṣṭhira regularly provides Dhṛtarāṣṭra with royal comforts and abundant food, while Kuntī personally attends upon Gāndhārī, serving her like a devoted daughter-in-law.