Shloka 7

Arjuna Restores a Brāhmaṇa’s Cattle and Accepts Forest Exile

Satya-vrata at Khaṇḍavaprastha

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो जगाम विदुरो धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्‌ | सकाशं यज्ञसेनस्य पाण्डवानां च भारत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर धृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञासे विदुरजी द्रौपदी, पाण्डव तथा महाराज यज्ञसेनके लिये नाना प्रकारके धन-रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर राजा ट्रुपद और पाण्डवोंके समीप गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt | sakāśaṃ yajñasenasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Daraufhin begab sich Vidura, dem Befehl Dhṛtarāṣṭras folgend, in die Gegenwart des Königs Yajñasena (Drupada) und ebenso zu den Pāṇḍavas, o Bhārata.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen/thereafter

जगामwent

विदुरःVidura

धृतराष्ट्रस्यof Dhritarashtra

शासनात्from the command/at the order

सकाशम्to/near (the presence of)

यज्ञसेनस्यof Yajnasena (Drupada)

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pandavas

चand

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vidura

Yajñasena (Drupada)

Pāṇḍavas

Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s intent is carried out through trusted agents; Vidura’s role highlights dharmic diplomacy—using a respected messenger to preserve decorum and manage relationships, even when deeper conflicts remain unresolved.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dhṛtarāṣṭra issues an order, Vidura departs as an emissary and goes to King Yajñasena (Drupada) and the Pāṇḍavas, indicating formal communication and outreach between the Kuru court and the Pāṇḍava-Drupada side.