Shloka 31
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
Devanagari script
तमुवाच किल पृथा पुन: पृथुलवक्षसम्
Transliteration
tam uvāca kila pṛthā punaḥ pṛthulavakṣasam
Translation
तमुवाच किल पृथा पुनः पृथुलवक्षसम्; युद्धानन्तरकालेऽस्मिन् शोकं च संकल्पं च धर्मेणैव नियन्तव्यमिति।
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
किलindeed/it is said
किल:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल
पृथाPritha (Kunti)
पृथा:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootपृथा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पृथुलवक्षसम्broad-chested (one)
पृथुलवक्षसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथुलवक्षस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पृथा (Kuntī)य
युधिष्ठिर (implied by speaker tag)T
the broad-chested person addressed (unspecified in this pāda)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
The verse functions as a narrative hinge: Kuntī resumes speaking, signaling continued moral instruction—especially relevant in Śānti Parva, where post-war governance and dharma are emphasized over vengeance or despair.
Kuntī (Pṛthā) speaks once more to a ‘broad-chested’ hero (contextually, a principal Kuru figure), indicating an ongoing dialogue of counsel in the immediate post-war setting that frames the teachings of Śānti Parva.