Shloka 28

धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)

Devanagari script

तस्याथ वदतः सूत बहुशो मम संनिधौ

Transliteration

tasyātha vadataḥ sūta bahuśo mama saṃnidhau

Translation

Then, O Sūta, as he spoke, repeatedly in my very presence, his words were uttered again and again—emphasizing what was to be remembered and acted upon in the unfolding crisis.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वदतः: while (he) was speaking / of (him) speaking
• वदतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, Shatr (present active participle), Parasmaipada (active)

• सूत: O charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बहुशः: many times / repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस्

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• संनिधौ: in (my) presence / nearby
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sūta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of attentive witnessing and repeated counsel: in moments of conflict, guidance is not merely spoken once but reinforced, so that duty and right action are not forgotten amid turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker addresses Sūta and notes that the person in question spoke repeatedly in the speaker’s presence, marking a narrative transition where testimony and reiterated speech set up the next events or instructions.