Shloka 11

Vidura’s Recall from Kāmyaka-vana and Reconciliation with Dhṛtarāṣṭra (विदुरानयनम् / क्षमायाचनम्)

Devanagari script

दुःशासन उवाच एवमेतन्महाप्राज्ञ यथा वदसि मातुल । नित्यं हि मे कथयतस्तव बुद्धिर्विरोचते,दुःशासनने कहा--महाबुद्धिमान्‌ मामाजी! आप जैसा कहते हैं, वही मुझे भी ठीक जान पड़ता है। आपके मुखसे जो विचार प्रकट होता है, वह मुझे सदा अच्छा लगता है

Transliteration

duḥśāsana uvāca evam etan mahāprājña yathā vadasi mātula | nityaṃ hi me kathayatas tava buddhir virocate ||

Translation

Duḥśāsana said: “It is exactly so, O great-minded one, as you say, uncle. Indeed, whenever you speak, the counsel that comes forth from your understanding always shines clearly to me and seems right.”

Word by Word

दुःशासनःDuhshasana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

एतत्this (is)

महाप्राज्ञO great-wise one

यथाas

वदसिyou say

मातुलO maternal uncle

नित्यम्always

हिindeed

मेof me / my

कथयतःwhile (you) are speaking / of (you) speaking

तवyour

बुद्धिःintellect / thought

विरोचतेshines forth / pleases

Speaker

दुःशासन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duḥśāsana

mātula (maternal uncle)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes