Shloka 5
नारदेन धृतराष्ट्रगतिवर्णनम् | Nārada’s Account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Future Course
महाप्रज्ञा बुद्धिमती देवी धर्मार्थदर्शिनी । आगमापायतत्त्वज्ञा कच्चिदेषा न शोचति
mahāprajñā buddhimatī devī dharmārthadarśinī | āgamāpāyatattvajñā kaccid eṣā na śocati ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“甘陀丽具大慧与聪明，是高贵的夫人，能明辨达摩与利义（artha）。她洞悉来去之真理——生与死的本质。那么，她竟全然不悲伤吗？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological ideal: one who truly understands dharma and artha, and who grasps the reality of birth and death, is expected to meet loss with steadiness rather than being overwhelmed by grief.
Vaiśampāyana describes Gāndhārī’s exceptional discernment and her understanding of the truths of life and death, then poses a reflective question—whether such a woman would still experience sorrow—framing her as a model of composed wisdom amid the aftermath of catastrophe.