Shloka 16

उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement

Devanagari script

नगरादपि या: काश्रिद्‌ गमिष्यन्ति जनार्दनम्‌ | द्रष्ट कन्याश्व॒ कल्याण्यस्ता श्च॒ यास्यन्त्यनावृता:,जनार्दनका दर्शन करनेके लिये इस नगरसे जो भी कोई पर्दा न रखनेवाली कल्याणमयी कन्याएँ जाना चाहेंगी, वे जा सकेंगी

Transliteration

nagarād api yāḥ kāścid gamiṣyanti janārdanam | draṣṭuṃ kanyāś ca kalyāṇyas tāś ca yāsyanty anāvṛtāḥ ||

Translation

ਇਸ ਨਗਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਮੰਗਲਮਈ ਕੁਆਰੀਆਂ ਜਨਾਰਦਨ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੁਣ, ਉਹ ਘੂੰਘਟ/ਪਰਦਾ ਬਿਨਾ ਵੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਣਗੀਆਂ।

Word by Word

• नगरात्: from the city
• नगरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• याः: who (fem. pl.)
• याः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• काश्चित्: some (women)
• काश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• जनार्दनम्: to Janārdana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• कन्याः: maidens/girls
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कल्याण्यः: auspicious/beautiful
• कल्याण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अनावृताः: unveiled/uncovered
• अनावृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनावृत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• nagara (the city)
• kanyāḥ (maidens)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal permission and social openness in honoring a revered guest: devotion and respectful public conduct can be sanctioned even when it relaxes customary restrictions, provided it serves a worthy purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra issues an order that any maidens from the city who wish to behold Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) may go to see him, even without wearing veils.