Shloka 93

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

वीरसूर्वीरपत्नी त्वं सर्व: समुदिता गुणै: । सुखदु:खे महाप्राज्ञे त्वादशी सोढुमरहति,तुम वीरपत्नी, वीरजननी तथा समस्त सदगुणोंसे सम्पन्न हो। महाप्राज्ञे! तुम्हारी-जैसी विवेकशील स्त्रीको सुख और दुःख चुपचाप सहने चाहिये

Transliteration

vīrasūr vīrapatnī tvaṃ sarvaḥ samuditā guṇaiḥ | sukhaduḥkhe mahāprājñe tvādṛśī soḍhum arhati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : « Tu es l’épouse d’un héros et la mère de héros, comblée de toutes les vertus. Ô femme de grande sagesse, une telle que toi doit endurer bonheur et malheur avec une fermeté paisible. »

Word by Word

वीरसूर्वीरपत्नीwife of heroic men (very heroic wife)

त्वम्you

सर्वाentirely; wholly

समुदिताendowed; risen/possessed

गुणैःwith virtues/qualities

सुखदुःखेin pleasure and pain

महाप्राज्ञेO greatly wise one

त्वादशीone like you

सोढुम्to endure

अर्हतिis fit/ought

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches dharmic steadiness: a virtuous and discerning person should bear both joy and grief without losing composure, especially in a warrior household where reversals are inevitable.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a woman addressed as a heroic wife and mother is being consoled and instructed to remain firm-minded, accepting both सुख and दुःख as part of her duty and life situation.