Shloka 60
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
Devanagari script
पूर्वमेवाहमुक्तो वै विदुरेण महात्मना
Transliteration
pūrvam evāham ukto vai vidureṇa mahātmanā
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “Earlier indeed I had been instructed by the great-souled Vidura.”
Word by Word
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
FormAvyaya (adverb)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGender: (common); Case: Nominative; Number: Singular
उक्तःspoken to, addressed
उक्तः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle; Gender: Masculine; Case: Nominative; Number: Singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
FormAvyaya (particle)
विदुरेणby Vidura
विदुरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormGender: Masculine; Case: Instrumental; Number: Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormGender: Masculine; Case: Instrumental; Number: Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
ViduraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the authority of prior ethical counsel: the speaker grounds the present account in earlier instruction received from Vidura, a figure emblematic of dharma and prudent statecraft.
Within Vaiśampāyana’s narration, he recalls that he had already been advised by Vidura earlier, signaling a transition to or justification for the guidance or recollection that follows.