Shloka 55

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

द्रोणाय धृतराष्ट्राय विदुराय कृपाय च । भ्रातृणां चैव सर्वेषां येडनुरक्ता युधिष्ठिरे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | droṇāya dhṛtarāṣṭrāya vidurāya kṛpāya ca | bhrātṝṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ ye ’nura ktā yudhiṣṭhire |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : (Yudhiṣṭhira fit porter message) à Droṇa, à Dhṛtarāṣṭra, à Vidura et à Kṛpa, ainsi qu’à tous ses frères et à tous ceux qui lui étaient attachés.

Word by Word

• द्रोणाय: to Drona
• द्रोणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्राय: to Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• विदुराय: to Vidura
• विदुराय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• कृपाय: to Kripa
• कृपाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भ्रातृणाम्: of the brothers
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनुरक्ताः: attached/devoted
• अनुरक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधिष्ठिरे: in/unto Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Bhīṣma
• Duryodhana
• Nakula
• Hastināpura
• Kuru brothers (Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas, implied by 'bhrātṝṇām')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political tension, Yudhiṣṭhira acts through dharma: he honors elders and seeks orderly counsel by formally summoning teachers, guardians, and kinsmen, showing that legitimate action is grounded in respect, procedure, and relationship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira arranges a gathering: he has Nakula go to Hastināpura to call Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vidura, Kṛpa, Duryodhana, the brothers, and other well-wishers devoted to him.