Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
जनार्दनेनानुगतो विदुरेण च धीमता । युयुत्सुना च कौरव्यो युयुधानेन वा विभो
Transliteration
janārdanenānugato vidureṇa ca dhīmatā | yuyutsunā ca kauravyo yuyudhānena vā vibho ||
Translation
वैशम्पायन उवाच । कौरव्यो नृपः जनार्दनेनानुगतः विदुरेण च धीमता । युयुत्सुना च युयुधानेन वा विभो ॥
Word by Word
जनार्दनेनby Janardana (Krishna)
जनार्दनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अनुगतःfollowed/attended
अनुगतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-गम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदुरेणby Vidura
विदुरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धीमताby the wise one
धीमता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
युयुत्सुनाby Yuyutsu
युयुत्सुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुत्सु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कौरव्यःthe Kaurava (Yudhishthira)
कौरव्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युयुधानेनby Yuyudhana (Satyaki)
युयुधानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुधान
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वाor/indeed
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaJ
Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)V
ViduraY
YuyutsuY
Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)K
Kaurava (Kuru prince)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule and social restoration after war should be accompanied by dharmic guidance: Kṛṣṇa represents divine moral direction, Vidura represents ethical statecraft, and Yuyutsu exemplifies choosing righteousness over factional loyalty.
A royal figure of the Kuru line moves forward in a formal accompaniment, with Kṛṣṇa, Vidura, Yuyutsu, and Sātyaki following—depicting an organized, morally supervised movement in the aftermath of the great conflict.