Shloka 2

Devanagari script

द्रोणं कृप॑ नृपांश्चान्यानश्वत्थामानमेव च । विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रं च धार्तराष्ट्रांक्ष सर्वश:

Transliteration

droṇaṁ kṛpaṁ nṛpāṁś cānyān aśvatthāmānam eva ca | viduraṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca dhārtarāṣṭrāṁś ca sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „(Ich erbitte Erlaubnis von) Droṇa, Kṛpa und den übrigen Königen, ebenso von Aśvatthāmā; von Vidura und König Dhṛtarāṣṭra; und von allen Söhnen Dhṛtarāṣṭras insgesamt.“ Im Zusammenhang nennt er förmlich die Ältesten und Autoritäten, deren Zustimmung er vor dem Gang in den Wald einholen muss — als Ausdruck von Dharma-Gehorsam, Achtung der Hierarchie und Selbstbeherrschung angesichts der Schmach.

Word by Word

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kripa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपान्: kings
• नृपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्वत्थामानम्: Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थामानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विदुरम्: Vidura
• विदुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धार्तराष्ट्रान्: the sons of Dhritarashtra (Kauravas)
• धार्तराष्ट्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वशः: entirely/in every way; all together
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• द्रोण (Droṇa)
• कृप (Kṛpa)
• अश्वत्थामा (Aśvatthāmā)
• विदुर (Vidura)
• धृतराष्ट्र (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• धार्तराष्ट्र (Dhārtarāṣṭras / Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even under injustice, Yudhiṣṭhira upholds dharma through disciplined speech and proper conduct—seeking consent from elders and authorities, honoring social and familial order rather than acting in anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the catastrophic events in the Kuru assembly, Yudhiṣṭhira prepares to depart for the forest and formally lists the senior figures—teachers, ministers, the king, and the Kauravas—from whom he must take leave/permission.