Shloka 6

धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance

Devanagari script

॥॥ कि, 0५४) # घी! परे ५ (६ " का "री ५ (४ हे ्ञ्फ्ेस ; एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन विदुरस्य युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ vidurasya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard Vidura’s words, Yudhiṣṭhira pondered them—accepting counsel meant to steady his mind and lead him along dharma in the hard passage into life in the forest.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

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

• विदुरस्य: of Vidura
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vidura
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames Vidura’s counsel as authoritative guidance for Yudhiṣṭhira: ethical instruction should be listened to carefully, especially when one is moving from royal responsibility toward renunciation and must stabilize the mind through dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira listens to Vidura’s words. It is a transition moment: after receiving counsel, the story is poised to show Yudhiṣṭhira’s response and the next steps in the Pāṇḍavas’ forest-bound course.