Shloka 29

Devanagari script

निवत्ते विदुरे चापि भीष्मे पौरजने तथा । अजातशशत्रुमासाद्य कुन्ती वचनमब्रवीत्‌,विदुर, भीष्मजी तथा नगरनिवासियोंके लौट जानेपर कुन्ती अजातशत्रु युधिष्ठिरके पास जाकर बोली--

Transliteration

nivatte vidure cāpi bhīṣme paurajane tathā | ajātaśatrum āsādya kuntī vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

When Vidura had withdrawn, and Bhīṣma and the townspeople likewise had departed, Kuntī approached Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira) and spoke to him.

Word by Word

निवृत्तेwhen (he) had returned

विदुरेin/with Vidura (having returned)

चand

अपिalso

भीष्मेin/with Bhishma (having returned)

पौरजनेamong the townspeople/citizens

तथाlikewise/also

अजातशत्रुम्Ajatashatru (Yudhishthira), 'one whose enemy is not born'

आसाद्यhaving approached/meeting

कुन्तीKunti

वचनम्words/speech

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Bhīṣma

Paurajana (citizens of the city)

Kuntī

Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira)

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?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of choosing the right setting for serious counsel: once elders and the public withdraw, Kuntī approaches Yudhiṣṭhira privately, implying that guidance on dharma and policy should be given with discretion and due regard for circumstance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that after Vidura, Bhīṣma, and the citizens have left, Kuntī goes to Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira) and begins to speak—introducing a forthcoming advisory or emotionally significant conversation.