Shloka 5

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

स वै पथि समागम्य भीष्मेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । द्रोणेन धार्तराष्ट्रैश्न तैर्वृतो नगरं ययौ

Transliteration

sa vai pathi samāgamya bhīṣmeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | droṇena dhārtarāṣṭraiś ca tair vṛto nagaraṃ yayau ||

Translation

ପଥରେ ହିଁ ଅକ୍ଲିଷ୍ଟକର୍ମା ଭୀଷ୍ମ ଓ ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କ ସହ ସାକ୍ଷାତ କରି, ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପରିବୃତ ହୋଇ ଭଗବାନ୍ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ନଗରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• सः: he (that person)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पथि: on the road
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समागम्य: having met
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• भीष्मेण: with Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: by/with (one) of unwearied deeds
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्टकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोणेन: with Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रैः: by/with the sons of Dhritarashtra
• धार्तराष्ट्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृतः: surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत (क्त, √वृ 'to cover/surround')
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नगरम्: to the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons (Dhārtarāṣṭras / Kauravas)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Hastināpura (implied by 'the city')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even at the threshold of conflict, dharma operates through counsel and restraint: Kṛṣṇa’s entry among revered elders (Bhīṣma, Droṇa) and the Kaurava princes highlights the moral weight of authority and the responsibility to seek a just resolution before war.

What is happening in the narrative?

While traveling, Kṛṣṇa meets Bhīṣma and Droṇa on the road; accompanied and surrounded by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, he then proceeds into the city (Hastināpura), marking his arrival for high-stakes negotiations.