Shloka 6

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें धार्तराष्ट्री महायशा:

Transliteration

abhyāgacchati dāśāheṃ dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Die ruhmreiche Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī), weithin berühmt, trat zur bestimmten Zeit heran/auf. Die Zeile kündigt einen würdevollen Auftritt an und bereitet die Erzählung auf Rat und moralischen Druck im Hause der Kurus vor, während die Kriegsgefahr näher rückt.

Word by Word

• अभ्यागच्छति: approaches, comes near
• अभ्यागच्छति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: Lat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशाहम्: the fisherman (Dāśāha)
• दाशाहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्री: the daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭrī)
• धार्तराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even brief narrative cues emphasize dharmic gravity: an elder, renowned queen’s approach often frames counsel, restraint, and moral accountability within a family on the brink of destructive conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī) arrives/approaches at the relevant time, marking the transition to a scene where her presence and words are expected to influence the unfolding decisions in the Kuru court.