Shloka 126

Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)

Devanagari script

उक्तस्त्वया महाप्राज्ञ विस्तरं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः | धृतराष्ट्र बोले--महाबुद्धिमान्‌ संजय! तुमने यहाँ शाकद्दवीपका संक्षिप्तरूपसे यथावत्‌ वर्णन किया है। अब उसका कुछ विस्तारके साथ यथार्थ परिचय दो

Transliteration

uktas tvayā mahāprājña vistaraṁ brūhi tattvataḥ |

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra dit : «Ô Sañjaya, toi qui es grand en sagesse — puisque tu as déjà décrit cette affaire brièvement, raconte-la maintenant de nouveau plus en détail, avec vérité, telle qu’elle est réellement.»

Word by Word

• {'uktaḥ': 'told, described', 'tvayā': 'by you', 'mahāprājña': 'O greatly wise one

• one of profound discernment', 'vistaram': 'in detail

• expanded account', 'brūhi': 'tell

• explain', 'tattvataḥ': 'in accordance with truth/reality

• as it truly is', 'dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ': 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra (the blind king of the Kurus)', 'sañjayaḥ': 'Sañjaya (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s charioteer and narrator)'}

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes a disciplined approach to knowledge: do not remain satisfied with a summary; seek a fuller explanation grounded in truth (tattvataḥ). It also highlights the ethical demand that narration—especially about consequential matters—be accurate and reality-based.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Bhīṣma Parva frame, Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Sañjaya and requests that what has been stated briefly be explained again in greater detail, asking for a faithful, factual account.