Shloka 28

Gaṅgā-tīra Udaka-kriyā and Kuntī’s Disclosure of Karṇa’s Maternity

Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27

Devanagari script

स्त्रिय: कुरुपतिर्धीमान्‌ भ्रातुः प्रेमणा युधिष्ठिर: । स ताभि: सह धर्मात्मा प्रेतकृत्यमनन्तरम्‌

Transliteration

striyaḥ kurupatir dhīmān bhrātuḥ premaṇā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sa tābhiḥ saha dharmātmā pretakṛtyam anantaram ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：智者、俱卢之主由提施提罗，因对兄弟的深情，随即与那些妇人一道，立刻举行了丧葬祭仪。

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरुपतिः: lord of the Kurus
• कुरुपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातुः: of (his) brother
• भ्रातुः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रेमणा: with affection
• प्रेमणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताभिः: with them
• ताभिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेतकृत्यम्: funeral rites
• प्रेतकृत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेतकृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuru (dynasty/realm)
• the women (striyaḥ)
• the brother (bhrātṛ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is shown as compassionate responsibility: even in intense sorrow, one should promptly fulfill the rites and duties owed to the departed, motivated by love and moral steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the devastation of the war, Yudhiṣṭhira, described as wise and righteous, joins the grieving women and proceeds to carry out the funeral rites for his brother without delay.