Shloka 30

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

धर्मराजस्य वचन श्र॒ुत्वा यदुकुलोद्वह:

Transliteration

dharmarājasya vacanaṁ śrutvā yadukulodvahaḥ

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Als er die Worte des Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) vernommen hatte, erwiderte der vornehmste Spross des Yadu-Geschlechts—ein Zeichen der Wende, da Rat, im Dharma gegründet, selbst unter dem Druck von Krieg und Pflicht Gehör findet.

Word by Word

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचनम्: speech; words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• यदुकुलोद्वहः: the foremost of the Yadu clan
• यदुकुलोद्वहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदुकुलोद्वह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Yadukulodvaha (epithet; commonly Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of attentive listening to dharmic counsel: right action in crisis begins with receiving and considering the righteous king’s words before responding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that after Dharmarāja speaks, the foremost Yādava—addressed by the epithet 'yadukulodvahaḥ'—hears him and is poised to reply, marking a transition from Yudhiṣṭhira’s counsel to the Yādava’s response.