Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततो जगाम विदुरो धृतराष्ट्रनिवेशनम्‌ । त॑ पर्यपृच्छत्‌ संविग्नो धृतराष्ट्री जनाधिप:

Transliteration

tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭraniveśanam | taṁ paryapṛcchat saṁvigno dhṛtarāṣṭrī janādhipaḥ ||

Translation

Then Vidura went to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s residence. There the king—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son—anxiously questioned him, disturbed in mind.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereupon')

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• धृतराष्ट्र-निवेशनम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra's residence
• धृतराष्ट्र-निवेशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र-निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular

• पर्यपृच्छत्: questioned, inquired of
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular (with prefix परि-)

• संविग्नः: anxious, agitated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संविग्न
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• धृतराष्ट्री: Dhṛtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī)
• धृतराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्री
• Form: Feminine, nominative singular

• जनाधिपः: lord of people, king
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s residence (Dhṛtarāṣṭra-niveśana)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (dhṛtarāṣṭrī; contextually Duryodhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When rulers become anxious and morally unsettled, they must seek counsel from the wise; the verse highlights the ethical necessity of turning to dharmic guidance rather than acting from agitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura goes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s palace, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son—disturbed and uneasy—questions Vidura closely, indicating mounting tension and the need for counsel.