Devanagari
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
नाहं वेद गतिं पित्रोर्भगवन् क्व
गतावित: ।
अम्बा वा हतपुत्रार्ता क्व गता च तपस्विनी ॥ ३९ ॥
Verse text
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
nāhaṁ veda gatiṁ pitror
bhagavan kva gatāv itaḥ
ambā vā hata-putrārtā
kva gatā ca tapasvinī
Synonyms
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca
—
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
;
na
—
do not
;
aham
—
myself
;
veda
—
know it
;
gatim
—
departure
;
pitroḥ
—
of the uncles
;
bhagavan
—
O godly personality
;
kva
—
where
;
gatau
—
gone
;
itaḥ
—
from this place
;
ambā
—
mother-aunt
;
vā
—
either
;
hata
—
putrā — bereft of her sons
;
ārtā
—
aggrieved
;
kva
—
where
;
gatā
—
gone
;
ca
—
also
;
tapasvinī
—
ascetic .
Translation
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: O godly personality, I do not know where my two uncles have gone. Nor can I find my ascetic aunt who is griefstricken by the loss of all her sons.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O master! I do not know the destination of my uncles. Where did they go from there? Where did my austere aunt, grieving for her dead sons, go? You are like a pilot for crossing the ocean of grief; you can see the other side.” Then Lord Nārada the best of sages spoke.
Purport
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, as a good soul and devotee of the Lord, was always conscious of the great loss of his aunt and her sufferings as an ascetic. An ascetic is never disturbed by all kinds of sufferings, and that makes him strong and determined on the path of spiritual progress. Queen Gāndhārī is a typical example of an ascetic because of her marvelous character in many trying situations. She was an ideal woman as mother, wife and ascetic, and in the history of the world such character in a woman is rarely found.
Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Apāre means “in the ocean of grief.” Since you are the Lord, you know everything. Please tell me.