Shloka 13

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नराधिप: । सहैव द्रोणभीष्माभ्यामुदतिष्ठन्महायशा:,श्रीकृष्णके आते ही महायशस्वी प्रज्ञाचक्षु राजा धृतराष्ट्र द्रोणाचार्य तथा भीष्मजीके साथ ही अपने आसनसे उठकर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

abhyāgacchati dāśārhe prajñācakṣur narādhipaḥ |

sahaiva droṇabhīṣmābhyām udatiṣṭhan mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Cuando se acercó Śrī Kṛṣṇa, descendiente de Daśārha, el rey Dhṛtarāṣṭra —de mirada sabia y de gran renombre— se levantó al instante de su asiento, junto con Droṇa y Bhīṣma.

Word by Word

• अभ्यागच्छति: approaches, comes near
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: Lat (Present), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशार्हे: when/at (the coming of) Dāśārha (Krishna)
• दाशार्हे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रज्ञाचक्षुः: one whose eyes are wisdom (blind, yet wise-seeing)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञाचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नराधिपः: king, lord of men
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्रोणभीष्माभ्याम्: with Droṇa and Bhīṣma
• द्रोणभीष्माभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• उदतिष्ठत्: stood up, rose
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-स्था
• Form: Lan (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महायशाः: highly renowned, of great fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Daśārha (dynastic reference)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political tension, dharmic conduct is shown through honoring virtue and moral authority. Rising to receive Kṛṣṇa reflects recognition that ethical counsel and restraint should precede force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa arrives at the Kuru court; Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with the elders Droṇa and Bhīṣma, stands up from his seat to receive him respectfully, marking the seriousness of the impending negotiations.