Shloka 30
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
Devanagari script
धर्मराजस्य वचन श्र॒ुत्वा यदुकुलोद्वह:
Transliteration
dharmarājasya vacanaṁ śrutvā yadukulodvahaḥ
Translation
వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ధర్మరాజు (యుధిష్ఠిరుడు) వాక్యములు విని యదుకులశ్రేష్ఠుడు ప్రత్యుత్తరం పలికెను.
Word by Word
धर्मराजस्यof Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मराजस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वचनम्speech; words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
यदुकुलोद्वहःthe foremost of the Yadu clan
यदुकुलोद्वहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयदुकुलोद्वह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaD
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)Y
Yadukulodvaha (epithet; commonly Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of attentive listening to dharmic counsel: right action in crisis begins with receiving and considering the righteous king’s words before responding.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that after Dharmarāja speaks, the foremost Yādava—addressed by the epithet 'yadukulodvahaḥ'—hears him and is poised to reply, marking a transition from Yudhiṣṭhira’s counsel to the Yādava’s response.