Shloka 3

कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura

Devanagari script

धर्मशास्त्रातिगो मूढो दुरात्मा प्रग्रह॑ गत: । अनेय: श्रेयसां मन्दो धार्तराष्ट्रो जनार्दन,'प्रभो! मूढ़ धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधन धर्मशास्त्रोंकी भी आज्ञा नहीं मानता; सदा अपना ही हठ रखता है। उस दुरात्माको सन्मार्गपर ले आना असम्भव है

Transliteration

dharmaśāstrātigo mūḍho durātmā pragrahaṃ gataḥ | aneyaḥ śreyasāṃ mando dhārtarāṣṭro janārdana |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O Janārdana, the Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) is deluded and wicked. He has overstepped the bounds of the dharma-śāstras and fallen under the grip of stubborn self-will. Slow to choose what is truly beneficial, he cannot be led onto the path of welfare.”

Word by Word

धर्मशास्त्रातिगःone who transgresses the dharma-śāstras

मूढःdeluded, foolish

दुरात्माevil-souled person

प्रग्रहंrestraint; control; check

गतःgone; having come (to)

अनेयःnot to be led; unmanageable

श्रेयसाम्of beneficial (paths/things); of the good

मन्दःdull; slow-witted

धार्तराष्ट्रःthe son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

जनार्दनO Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

dharmaśāstra

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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