Shloka 2

Āśvamedhika-parva, Adhyāya 14

Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira; Rites and Gifts; Return to Hastināpura

Devanagari script

सो<नुनीतो भगवता विष्टरश्रवसा स्वयम्‌ | द्वैधायनेन कृष्णेन देवस्थानेन वा विभु:

Transliteration

so 'nunīto bhagavatā viṣṭaraśravasā svayam | dvaidhāyanena kṛṣṇena devasthānena vā vibhuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus, the mighty king (Yudhiṣṭhira), having been personally instructed and consoled by the Blessed One of far-spreading fame (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), as well as by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) and by Devasthāna, found steadiness of mind.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुनीतः: pacified, conciliated
• अनुनीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-नी (धातु) → अनुनीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवता: by the Blessed Lord
• भगवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विष्टरश्रवसा: by him whose fame is wide (Vishṭaraśravas)
• विष्टरश्रवसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टरश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• द्वैधायनेन: by Dvaidhāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैधायनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैधायन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• देवस्थानेन: by Devsthāna (a proper name / epithet)
• देवस्थानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवस्थान
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभुः: the mighty one, the Lord
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Viṣṭaraśravas (epithet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa
• Devasthāna
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied as the consoled king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

After immense loss, dharmic recovery begins through right counsel: the ruler regains steadiness by listening to authoritative, compassionate instruction rather than remaining trapped in grief.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Yudhiṣṭhira is being guided and reassured by major figures—Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Vyāsa, and Devasthāna—setting the stage for his mind to settle and for governance aligned with dharma to resume.