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Shloka 1

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान एकोनत्रिशर्दाधिकशततमो<् ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका गान्धारीको बुलाना और उसका दुर्योधनको समझाना वैशम्पायन उवाच कृष्णस्य तु वच: श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वर: । विदुरं सर्वधर्मज्ञं त्वरमाणो5भ्यभाषत

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | kṛṣṇasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ | viduraṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ tvaramāṇo 'bhyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing Kṛṣṇa’s words, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—lord of men—hurriedly addressed Vidura, the knower of all dharma. The scene turns from Kṛṣṇa’s counsel to the king’s anxious search for ethical guidance, signaling Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s inner conflict and the urgency of right action on the eve of catastrophe.

Word by Word

कृष्णस्यof Krishna

तुbut/indeed

वचःspeech/words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra

जन-ईश्वरःlord of people (king)

विदुरम्Vidura

सर्व-धर्म-ज्ञम्knower of all dharmas

त्वरमाणःhastening

अभ्यभाषतspoke to/addressed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vidura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When crisis nears, a ruler must urgently seek guidance from those grounded in dharma; ethical clarity should precede political action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Kṛṣṇa’s statement, Dhṛtarāṣṭra quickly turns to Vidura for counsel, indicating anxiety and the need for a dharma-based response amid escalating conflict.