Shloka 27

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

तस्य सर्व सविस्तारं पाण्डवानां विचेष्टितम्‌ । क्षत्तुराचष्ट दाशार्ह: सर्व प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्‌

Transliteration

tasya sarvaṃ savistāraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ viceṣṭitam | kṣattur ācakṣṭa dāśārhaḥ sarva-pratyakṣa-darśivān |

Translation

वैशम्पायन उवाच— तस्य सर्वं सविस्तारं पाण्डवानां विचेष्टितम्, क्षत्तुराचष्ट दाशार्हः सर्वं प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्॥

Word by Word

• {'tasya': 'of him/thereof

• in that context', 'sarvam': 'all, the whole', 'savistāram': 'in detail, with full expansion', 'pāṇḍavānām': 'of the Pāṇḍavas', 'viceṣṭitam': 'conduct, actions, endeavors', 'kṣattuḥ': 'of the kṣattṛ

• the royal chamberlain (Vidura)', 'ācakṣṭa': 'told, narrated, explained', 'dāśārhaḥ': 'Dāśārha

• an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (of the Daśārha lineage)', 'sarva': 'all', 'pratyakṣa-darśivān': 'one who has seen directly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Dāśārha)
• Vidura (kṣattṛ)
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous decision-making depends on truthful, detailed knowledge shared with a dharma-minded counselor; the verse highlights the ethical duty to report accurately and to seek guidance from the wise and self-controlled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, as an eyewitness to events, informs Vidura in detail about the Pāṇḍavas’ activities, setting the stage for counsel and deliberation as tensions move toward the Kurukṣetra war.