Shloka 6

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें धार्तराष्ट्री महायशा:

Transliteration

abhyāgacchati dāśāheṃ dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The illustrious Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī), renowned for her great fame, came forward at the appointed time. The line signals a dignified entrance, preparing the narrative for counsel and moral pressure within the Kuru household as the crisis of war nears.

Word by Word

• अभ्यागच्छति: approaches, comes near
• अभ्यागच्छति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: Lat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशाहम्: the fisherman (Dāśāha)
• दाशाहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्री: the daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭrī)
• धार्तराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī)