Shloka 43

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

निमन्त्रयन्तामासनैश्नव सत्कारेण च भूयसा । नैतेष्वनुपविष्टेषु शक्यं केनचिदासितुम्‌,“इन्हें अत्यन्त सत्कारपूर्वक आसन देकर निमन्त्रित किया जाय, क्योंकि इनके बैठे बिना कोई भी बैठ नहीं सकता

Transliteration

nimantrayantām āsanaiḥ nava satkāreṇa ca bhūyasā | na eteṣv anupaviṣṭeṣu śakyaṃ kenacid āsitum ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Let them be invited and seated with fresh seats and with even greater honor. For until these persons have taken their places, no one else is able to sit.” The statement underscores the ethical priority of honoring eminent guests and elders first, establishing proper order and respect in an assembly.

Word by Word

निमन्त्रयन्ताम्let them invite

आसनैःwith seats

नुindeed/now (emphatic particle)

सत्कारेणwith honor/respectful reception

चand

भूयसाmore/abundantly; with greater (honor)

नnot

एतेषुwhen/among these (persons)

अनुपविष्टेषुwhen they have not sat down / in their not being seated

शक्यम्possible

केनचित्by anyone

आसितुम्to sit

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

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?

The verse teaches the dharmic principle of satkāra—properly honoring distinguished guests/elders by offering them seats and precedence. Social order in an assembly is maintained by ensuring those worthy of honor are seated first.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the context of an assembly, instructions are given to invite certain eminent persons and seat them with special honor. The narrator emphasizes that others should not take their seats until these honored individuals have been seated.