Shloka 2

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint

Devanagari script

श्रुतं ते पुरुषव्याप्र कुन्त्या: कृष्णस्य संनिधौ । वाक्यमर्थवदत्युग्रमुक्तं धर्म्यमनुत्तमम्‌,'पुरुषसिंह! कुन्तीने श्रीकृष्णके समीप जो अर्थयुक्त, धर्मसंगत, परम उत्तम एवं अत्यन्त भयंकर बात कही है, उसे तुमने भी सुना ही होगा

Transliteration

śrutaṃ te puruṣavyāghra kuntyāḥ kṛṣṇasya saṃnidhau | vākyam arthavad atyugram uktaṃ dharmyam anuttamam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O tiger among men, you have surely heard the meaningful words that Kuntī spoke in Kṛṣṇa’s presence—words supremely righteous and excellent, yet exceedingly stern in their force.”

Word by Word

श्रुतम्heard

तेby you / your

पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men

कुन्त्याःof Kuntī

कृष्णस्यof Kṛṣṇa

संनिधौin the presence

वाक्यम्speech/statement

अर्थवत्meaningful, substantial

अति-उग्रम्exceedingly fierce/harsh

उक्तम्spoken/said

धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuntī

Kṛṣṇa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes