Shloka 3

Kāmyaka-vane Pāṇḍava-nivāsaḥ — Vidurasya āgamanam ca (कamyake वने पाण्डवनिवासः—विदुरस्य आगमनं च)

Devanagari script

स सभाद्वारमागम्य विदुरस्मारमोहितः । समक्ष॑ पार्थिवेन्द्राणां पपाताविष्टचेतन:,विदुरका स्मरण करके वे मोहित-से हो गये और सभाभवनके द्वारपर आकर सब राजाओंके देखते-देखते अचेत होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

Transliteration

sa sabhādvāram āgamya vidurasmāramohitaḥ | samakṣaṃ pārthivendrāṇāṃ papātāviṣṭacetanaḥ ||

Translation

Having reached the doorway of the royal assembly, he became bewildered as the memory of Vidura surged within him; and, before the very eyes of the assembled kings, his mind overwhelmed, he collapsed senseless to the ground.

Word by Word

सःhe

सभाद्वारम्the door of the assembly-hall

आगम्यhaving come/approached

विदुरस्मारमोहितःbewildered by remembrance of Vidura

समक्षम्in the presence of

पार्थिवेन्द्राणाम्of the kings (lords of the earth)

पपातfell

आविष्टचेतनःwith consciousness overcome/possessed (senseless)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

sabhā (assembly hall)

pārthivendrāḥ (kings)

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 highlights the ethical and human truth that deep bonds and moral remembrance (here, of Vidura) can overwhelm a person regardless of status or setting; inner conscience and grief may publicly manifest, reminding rulers and onlookers of shared human fragility.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person arrives at the entrance of the assembly hall; struck by overpowering remembrance of Vidura, he becomes confused and mentally overwhelmed, and in full view of the gathered kings he collapses unconscious onto the ground.