Shloka 19

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स कुरुश्रेष्ठ: प्रीतात्मा भ्रातृभि: सह

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ prītātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha

Translation

Ainsi interpellé, le plus éminent des Kuru—le cœur rempli d’allégresse—demeura avec ses frères, accueillant ces paroles avec contentement et concorde.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतात्मा: one whose heart was pleased
• प्रीतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• कुरुश्रेष्ठ (foremost of the Kurus)
• भ्रातृ (brothers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of concord: when counsel or instruction is received rightly, the leader’s inner joy is expressed through unity with his brothers—suggesting harmony, shared purpose, and collective responsibility in dharmic governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a brief transition: after someone speaks to the Kuru leader, he responds not with conflict but with pleased composure, remaining together with his brothers—signaling agreement and a settled course of action.