Shloka 106

धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts

Devanagari script

तथाशीला: समातस्थुर्धुतराष्ट्रस्य शासने । इस प्रकारके शील और बर्तावसे युक्त होकर वे पाँचों भाई पाण्डव एक साथ धृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहते थे

Transliteration

tathāśīlāḥ samātasthur dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsane |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：具此德行与自持，般度五兄弟同心共处，皆依持国王（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）之命而行——克己守礼，敬奉长者，并以坚意奉持达摩。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शीलाः: of such conduct/character (having such a disposition)
• शीलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्: together, completely (prefix used with verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• आतस्थुः: they stood/abided; they remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (आ-स्था)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शासने: in the command/authority
• शासने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• the five Pāṇḍava brothers (Pāṇḍavāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one holds power or has suffered wrong, dharma may require humility and disciplined conduct—especially honoring elders and lawful authority. The Pāṇḍavas’ obedience to Dhṛtarāṣṭra models restraint, reconciliation, and ethical self-governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Āśramavāsika context, the narrative emphasizes the Pāṇḍavas’ settled, respectful behavior: the five brothers remain together and live under Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s direction, highlighting a post-war shift from conflict to duty and deference.