Shloka 44

स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च

Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमाश्वासितस्तेन संजयेन महात्मना । विदुरो भूय एवाह बुद्धिपूर्व परंतप,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले जनमेजय! महात्मा संजयने जब इस प्रकार राजा धृतराष्ट्रको आश्वासन दिया, तब विदुरजीने भी पुनः सान्त्वना देते हुए उनसे यह विचारपूर्ण वचन कहा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam āśvāsitas tena saṃjayena mahātmanā | viduro bhūya evāha buddhi-pūrvaṃ parantapa ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus reassured by that great-souled Saṃjaya, Vidura once again spoke—addressing the king with words formed through careful judgment, meant to steady him amid grief and the ruin brought by war.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

आश्वासितःconsoled

तेनby him

संजयेनby Sanjaya

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

विदुरःVidura

भूयःagain, further

एवindeed, just

आहsaid

बुद्धिपूर्वम्thoughtfully, with deliberation

परंतपO scorcher of foes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Saṃjaya

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Janamejaya

Character 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

What is the core teaching?

In the wake of catastrophe, wise speech should be buddhi-pūrva—grounded in discernment—so that consolation is not mere sentiment but ethical guidance that steadies the mind and turns it toward dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Saṃjaya reassures the grieving king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vidura speaks again, preparing to offer further thoughtful counsel as the court confronts the consequences of the war.