Shloka 17

Devanagari script

त्वया पृष्टः किमहमन्यद्‌ वदेय- मेतत्‌ कृत्वा कृतकृत्योडसि राजन्‌,कुरुराज! आपने हितकी बात पूछी है तो मैं इसके सिवा और क्या बताऊँ। यह सब कर लेनेपर आप कृतकृत्य हो जायँगे

Transliteration

tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ kim aham anyad vadeyam etat kṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo 'si rājan kururāja

Translation

Karena engkau telah bertanya kepadaku, apa lagi yang dapat kukatakan selain ini? Wahai Raja, wahai penguasa Kuru—bila engkau melakukannya, engkau akan menjadi kṛtakṛtya: tugasmu tuntas dan tujuanmu tercapai.

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

पृष्टःasked (having been asked)

किम्what

अहम्I

अन्यत्anything else

वदेयम्should I say

एतत्this

कृत्वाhaving done

कृतकृत्यःone whose duty is accomplished

असिyou are / you will be

राजन्O king

कुरुराजO king of the Kurus

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Kuru king (Kururāja)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler who sincerely seeks counsel should act on sound ethical advice; doing so makes him kṛtakṛtya—one who has fulfilled what duty requires.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura responds to a king of the Kuru line who has asked for guidance, emphasizing that the counsel already given is sufficient and that following it will complete the king’s obligation.