Shloka 55
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
प्राउ्जलिनि:श्वसन्तं च त॑ नरेन्द्र मुहुर्मुहु: । समाश्वासयत क्षत्ता वचसा मधुरेण च,उस समय बारंबार लंबी साँस खींचते हुए राजा धृतराष्ट्रको विदुरजीने हाथ जोड़कर अपनी मधुर वाणीद्वारा आश्वासन दिया
prauñjaliniḥśvasantaṃ ca taṃ narendra muhurmuhuḥ | samāśvāsayat kṣattā vacasā madhureṇa ca ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing the king again and again draw deep, troubled breaths, Vidura—the kṣattṛa, an officer of the court—folded his hands and repeatedly reassured him, soothing him with gentle and sweet words.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A wise attendant or counselor serves dharma by calming a ruler’s agitation through respectful demeanor and truthful, gentle speech; compassion and measured words are ethical instruments of governance.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra is repeatedly sighing in distress; Vidura, with folded hands, repeatedly reassures and consoles him using sweet, soothing words.