Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 12

Vidura’s Return; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure; Nārada’s Instruction on Kāla and Detachment

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन सर्वं तत् समवर्णयत् । यथानुभूतं क्रमशो विना यदुकुलक्षयम् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

ity ukto dharma-rājena sarvaṁ tat samavarṇayat yathānubhūtaṁ kramaśo vinā yadu-kula-kṣayam

Translation

धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर के पूछने पर विदुर ने जो कुछ उन्होंने स्वयं अनुभव किया था, वह सब क्रमशः कह सुनाया; केवल यदुकुल के विनाश का समाचार छोड़ दिया।

Synonyms

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• uktaḥ: having been spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been addressed’

• dharma-rājena: by Dharmarāja
• dharma-rājena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘king of dharma’, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• samavarṇayat: he narrated/described
• samavarṇayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: varṇ (धातु) + sam-ava (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-correlative adverb (‘as/according to’)

• anubhūtam: as experienced
• anubhūtam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-bhū (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) भूतकर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; used adverbially ‘as experienced’

• kramaśaḥ: in sequence
• kramaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kramaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner adverb (‘in order/gradually’)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक उपपद (preposition ‘without’), governs accusative

• yadu-kula-kṣayam: the destruction of the Yadu dynasty
• yadu-kula-kṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक) + kula (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: ‘destruction of the Yadu clan’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Yudhishthira (Dharmaraja)

FAQs

Why does the Srimad Bhagavatam say the destruction of the Yadu dynasty was not narrated here?

This verse states that the full report was given in order, but the Yadu-kula destruction was withheld—implying it was too grave and sensitive to disclose at that moment to Dharmaraja.

Who is speaking in Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.12 and to whom is the account given?

Suta Gosvami narrates that, when King Yudhishthira (Dharmaraja) asked, the messenger/witness described events as experienced, with one exception: the Yadu dynasty’s destruction.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 1.13.12 for modern life?

Speak truthfully and systematically from direct experience, but use discernment about timing and emotional capacity when sharing painful news.