Shloka 16

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

द्वैपायनस्तथा कृष्ण: पुनरेव युधिछ्िरम्‌

Transliteration

dvaipāyanas tathā kṛṣṇaḥ punar eva yudhiṣṭhiram

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ତେବେ ଦ୍ୱୈପାୟନ ଓ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସିଲେ; ମହା ଘଟଣାମାନଙ୍କ ପରେ ଧର୍ମମୟ ରାଜଶାସନ ଓ ନୈତିକ ଧୈର୍ୟକୁ ପୁନଃ ଦୃଢ଼ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଉପଦେଶ ଦେବାର୍ଥେ।

Word by Word

• द्वैपायनः: Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and/also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous rule and inner steadiness are sustained through repeated return to wise counsel—especially from a sage (Vyāsa) and a dharmic guide (Kṛṣṇa)—so that a king does not drift from dharma amid the burdens of power and aftermath.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates a renewed meeting: Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana) and Kṛṣṇa come again to Yudhiṣṭhira, signaling continuation or renewal of instruction, deliberation, or reassurance connected with the Ashvamedha context and the reordering of the kingdom.