Shloka 7

विदुर-धृतराष्ट्रसंवादः

Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Dialogue on Rajadharma and Restitution

Devanagari script

ततो<पश्यद्‌ विदुरं तूर्णमारा- दभ्यायान्तं सत्यसंध: स राजा । अथाब्रवीद्‌ भ्रातरं भीमसेनं कि नु क्षत्ता वक्ष्यति न: समेत्य,सत्यप्रतिज्ञ राजा युधिष्ठिरने जब बड़ी उतावलीके साथ विदुरजीको अपने निकट आते देखा तब भाई भीमसेनसे कहा--'ये विदुरजी हमारे पास आकर न जाने क्‍या कहेंगे

Transliteration

tato ’paśyad viduraṃ tūrṇam ārād abhyāyāntaṃ satyasaṃdhaḥ sa rājā | athābravīd bhrātaraṃ bhīmasenaṃ ki nu kṣattā vakṣyati naḥ sametya ||

Translation

Then the king, steadfast in truth, quickly saw Vidura approaching from nearby. Turning to his brother Bhīmasena, he said, “What, I wonder, will the chamberlain (Vidura) tell us when he comes to meet us?”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• विदुरम्: Vidura
• विदुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• आरात्: from afar
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरात्

• अभ्यायान्तम्: approaching/coming near
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: present active participle (शतृ), masculine, accusative, singular

• सत्यसन्धः: true-to-his-vow (truth-bound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• भ्रातरम्: to (his) brother
• भ्रातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• नु: indeed/now (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• क्षत्ता: the chamberlain (Vidura)
• क्षत्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्तृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वक्ष्यति: will say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Lrt), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: dative, plural

• समेत्य: having come/after coming
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), true

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of satyasaṃdha—steadfast commitment to truth—while portraying the proper role of wise counsel in governance: a righteous king anticipates guidance and weighs words before action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira notices Vidura approaching quickly from nearby and, sensing the importance of his arrival, asks Bhīma what message Vidura (the court chamberlain and counselor) might bring when they meet.