Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

गीर्भिमिड्रलयुक्ताभित्रद्वयिणानां महात्मनाम्‌ | अर्चितिरचनाहैं श्व स्तुवद्धिरभिनन्दिता:

Transliteration

gīrbhir indrālayuktābhir dvayīṇāṁ mahātmanām | arcitiracanāhaiḥ śva stuvaddhir abhinanditāḥ ||

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ: ਉਹ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਮੰਗਲ-ਯੁਕਤ, ਸੁਗਠਿਤ ਸਤੁਤੀ-ਬਚਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅਰਚਿਤ ਹੋਏ; ਅਤੇ ਸਤੁਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਆਦਰ ਤੇ ਅਨੁਮੋਦਨ ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਨੰਦਨ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

गीर्भिःwith words/speeches

इन्द्रO Indra

युक्ताभिःendowed/connected (with)

त्रयाणाम्of the three

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled ones

अर्चितिःhonour/worship

रचनाभिःwith compositions/arrangements

श्वःtomorrow

स्तुवद्भिःby those praising

अभिनन्दिताwelcomed/approved

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic social ethic: noble persons are to be received with fitting, well-composed, truthful praise. Speech is treated as a moral act—honoring merit through appropriate words sustains social order and respect for virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a formal moment of reception: eminent figures (referred to as ‘the two great-souled ones’) are being welcomed and honored by people offering elevated eulogies, indicating public approval and reverence.