Shloka 6
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
Devanagari script
अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें धार्तराष्ट्री महायशा:
Transliteration
abhyāgacchati dāśāheṃ dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāyaśāḥ
Translation
अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहे धार्तराष्ट्री महायशाः।
Word by Word
अभ्यागच्छतिapproaches, comes near
अभ्यागच्छति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
FormLat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
दाशाहम्the fisherman (Dāśāha)
दाशाहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदाशाह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रीthe daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭrī)
धार्तराष्ट्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधार्तराष्ट्री (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महायशाःof great fame
महायशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī)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
Even brief narrative cues emphasize dharmic gravity: an elder, renowned queen’s approach often frames counsel, restraint, and moral accountability within a family on the brink of destructive conflict.
The narrator indicates that Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī) arrives/approaches at the relevant time, marking the transition to a scene where her presence and words are expected to influence the unfolding decisions in the Kuru court.