Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

भीष्मे द्रोणे कृपे कर्णे द्रोणपुत्रे जयद्रथे । भूयसी वर्तते वृत्ति न शमे कुरुते मन:,“वह भीष्म, द्रोणाचार्य, कृपाचार्य, कर्ण, अश्वत्थामा तथा जयद्रथयर अधिक भरोसा रखता है, अतः उसके मनमें संधि करनेका विचार ही नहीं होता है

Transliteration

bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre jayadrathe | bhūyasī vartate vṛttir na śame kurute manaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “His confidence and reliance rest predominantly on Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā), and Jayadratha; therefore his mind does not turn toward peace, nor does he form any resolve for reconciliation.”

Word by Word

भीष्मेin/with regard to Bhishma

द्रोणेin/with regard to Drona

कृपेin/with regard to Kripa

कर्णेin/with regard to Karna

द्रोणपुत्रेin/with regard to Drona's son (Ashvatthama)

जयद्रथेin/with regard to Jayadratha

भूयसीgreater, more (in degree)

वर्ततेexists/prevails/operates

वृत्तिःdisposition; tendency; reliance

नnot

शमेin peace; in pacification; in reconciliation

कुरुतेdoes/makes; undertakes

मनःmind

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Kṛpa

Karṇa

Aśvatthāmā

Jayadratha

Kuru (implied by context of Udyoga Parva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Overconfidence in military strength can eclipse ethical restraint: when a leader leans heavily on powerful allies, the mind may reject śama (peace) and become unwilling to pursue a just settlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana explains why the Kuru side (contextually Duryodhana) is not inclined toward a treaty: he trusts the might of Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Aśvatthāmā, and Jayadratha, so his intention does not move toward reconciliation.