Shloka 2

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तत: कृष्णम भ्यभाषत कौरव: । स्वर्ग्य लोक्यं च मामात्थ धर्म्य न्याय्यं च केशव

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktvā tataḥ kṛṣṇam abhyabhāṣata kauravaḥ | svargyaṃ lokyaṃ ca mām āttha dharmyaṃ nyāyyaṃ ca keśava ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଜନମେଜୟ! ଏପରି କହି କୌରବ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ପରେ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରି କହିଲେ—‘କେଶବ! ଆପଣ ମୋତେ ଯାହା କହିଛନ୍ତି, ତାହା ଇହଲୋକ ଓ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଲୋକ—ଦୁହିଁ ପାଇଁ ହିତକର; ଏହା ଧର୍ମସମ୍ମତ ଏବଂ ନ୍ୟାୟସଙ୍ଗତ।’

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: addressed/spoke to
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, अभि

• कौरवः: the Kaurava (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly; conducive to heaven
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लोक्यम्: worldly; pertaining to this world
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• आत्थ: you said/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्म्यम्: righteous; in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्याय्यम्: just; proper
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्याय्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• केशव: O Keśava
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Keśava
• Kaurava (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Loka (this world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra acknowledges that sound counsel should be evaluated by two standards: its benefit in this life (lokya) and its merit for the next (svargya), and that true guidance aligns with both dharma (righteous order) and nyāya (justice/reasoned propriety).

What is happening in the narrative?

After a prior exchange (introduced by “having spoken thus”), Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Kṛṣṇa directly, affirming that Kṛṣṇa’s advice is wholesome, righteous, and just—setting a moral frame for the deliberations that precede the Kurukṣetra war.