Shloka 7

अध्याय ४६ — सभाप्रवेशः तथा सञ्जयस्य दूतवृत्तान्तः

Entry into the Royal Assembly and Sañjaya’s Envoy Report

Devanagari script

विदुरश्न महाप्राज्ञो युयुत्सुश्न महारथ: । सर्वे च सहिता: शूरा: पार्थिवा भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

viduraś ca mahāprājño yuyutsuś ca mahārathaḥ | sarve ca sahitāḥ śūrāḥ pārthivā bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Vidura, von großer Weisheit, und Yuyutsu, der mächtige Wagenkrieger—zusammen mit allen versammelten heldenhaften Königen—standen einmütig vereint, o Stier unter den Bhāratas.

Word by Word

विदुरःVidura

महाप्राज्ञःvery wise

युयुत्सुःYuyutsu

महारथःgreat chariot-warrior

सर्वेall

चand

सहिताःassembled/together

शूराःheroes/valiant men

पार्थिवाःkings

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Yuyutsu

pārthivāḥ (kings/rulers)

Bharata (dynastic epithet in address: bharatarṣabha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal that decisive moments require both wisdom (Vidura) and capable action (Yuyutsu), and that rulers acting ‘together’ can shape outcomes—implying that unity should be guided by discernment and dharma, not merely by power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists key figures present: Vidura and Yuyutsu, along with other heroic kings, gathered in a unified assembly. It is a scene-setting line in Udyoga Parva, emphasizing who is present and aligned as the story advances toward major political and military developments.