Shloka 93

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

वीरसूर्वीरपत्नी त्वं सर्व: समुदिता गुणै: । सुखदु:खे महाप्राज्ञे त्वादशी सोढुमरहति,तुम वीरपत्नी, वीरजननी तथा समस्त सदगुणोंसे सम्पन्न हो। महाप्राज्ञे! तुम्हारी-जैसी विवेकशील स्त्रीको सुख और दुःख चुपचाप सहने चाहिये

Transliteration

vīrasūr vīrapatnī tvaṃ sarvaḥ samuditā guṇaiḥ | sukhaduḥkhe mahāprājñe tvādṛśī soḍhum arhati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Engkau isteri seorang wira dan ibu para wira, lengkap dengan segala kebajikan. Wahai wanita yang amat bijaksana, seorang sepertimu patut menanggung suka dan duka dengan keteguhan yang tenang.”

Word by Word

वीरसूर्वीरपत्नीwife of heroic men (very heroic wife)

त्वम्you

सर्वाentirely; wholly

समुदिताendowed; risen/possessed

गुणैःwith virtues/qualities

सुखदुःखेin pleasure and pain

महाप्राज्ञेO greatly wise one

त्वादशीone like you

सोढुम्to endure

अर्हतिis fit/ought

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches dharmic steadiness: a virtuous and discerning person should bear both joy and grief without losing composure, especially in a warrior household where reversals are inevitable.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a woman addressed as a heroic wife and mother is being consoled and instructed to remain firm-minded, accepting both सुख and दुःख as part of her duty and life situation.