Shloka 11

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings

Devanagari script

तथैव विदुरं ब्रूया: कुरूणां मन्त्रधारिणम्‌ | अयुद्ध॑ सौम्य भाषस्व हितकामो युधिष्िरे

Transliteration

tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam | ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhire saṃjaya |

Translation

ସେହିପରି କୁରୁମାନଙ୍କ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଧାରୀ ବିଦୁରଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କହିବ— “ସୌମ୍ୟ! ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ନ ହେଉ—ଏହି ପରାମର୍ଶ ଦିଅ; କାରଣ ତୁମେ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ହିତକାମୀ।”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• विदुरम्: Vidura (as object)
• विदुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूयाः: you should say/tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मन्त्रधारिणम्: counsellor, minister (lit. bearer of counsel)
• मन्त्रधारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रधारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयुद्धम्: non-war, absence of battle
• अयुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भाषस्व: speak, say
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• हितकामः: desiring the welfare (of)
• हितकामः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितकाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरस्य: of Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vidura
• Kuru(s)
• Saṃjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous leadership prioritizes peace and the welfare of all; even when conflict looms, one should seek counsel that restrains violence (ayuddha) and aligns with dharma and genuine well-wishing (hitakāma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Saṃjaya to convey a message to Vidura, the Kuru counsellor, urging him to advise against war. The appeal relies on Vidura’s reputation as a truthful, dharma-guided well-wisher of Yudhiṣṭhira.