उवास कतिचिन्मासान् राज्ञो वृत्तविवित्सया । दुष्प्रजस्याल्पसारस्य खलच्छन्दानुवर्तिन: ॥ ४ ॥
uvāsa katicin māsān rājño vṛtta-vivitsayā duṣprajasyālpa-sārasya khala-cchandānuvartinaḥ
- uvāsa
- resided
- katicit
- some
- māsān
- months
- rājñaḥ
- of the King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
- vṛtta
- the activity
- vivitsayā
- with the desire of finding out
- duṣprajasya
- whose sons were wicked
- alpa
- weak
- sārasya
- whose determination
- khala
- of mischievous persons (like Karṇa)
- chanda
- the desires
- anuvartinaḥ
- who tended to follow
He remained in Hastināpura for several months to scrutinize the conduct of the weak-willed King, who had bad sons and who was inclined to give in to the whims of mischievous advisers.