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

ドゥフシャーサナは言った。「まさにそのとおりです、偉大なる知者よ、叔父上。あなたが語るたび、あなたの叡智から生まれる助言は、私には常に明らかに輝いて見え、正しいと思われます。」

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)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the persuasive power of wise counsel and the social-ethical norm of respecting an elder’s judgment—treating sound advice as something that ‘shines’ (virocate) and should guide one’s decisions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duḥśāsana responds approvingly to his maternal uncle’s words, affirming that the uncle’s reasoning consistently appears clear and agreeable to him, signaling alignment with the uncle’s proposed view or plan.