Shloka 40

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते धृतराष्ट्रेण क्षत्तापि विदुरो5ब्रवीत्‌ । दुर्योधनमभिप्रेत्य धार्तराष्ट्रममर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

ity ukte dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa kṣattāpi viduro 'bravīt | duryodhanam abhipretya dhārtarāṣṭram amarṣaṇam ||

Translation

ధృతరాష్ట్రుడు ఇలా చెప్పిన తరువాత, క్షత్తా విదురుడు కూడా ప్రత్యుత్తరం చెప్పాడు—దుర్యోధనుని దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకొని, ఆ అసహనశీలుడైన ధృతరాష్ట్రపుత్రుని ఉద్దేశించి.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तेwhen (it was) said

धृतराष्ट्रेणby Dhṛtarāṣṭra

क्षत्ताthe chamberlain (Kṣattā)

अपिalso

विदुरःVidura

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana

अभिप्रेत्यhaving intended/aiming at

धार्तराष्ट्रम्the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

अमर्षणम्intolerant/irascible

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vidura

Duryodhana

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

What is the core teaching?

Wise counsel must address not only spoken words but also the underlying intention and temperament that can lead to adharma. Vidura’s response is framed as an ethical check on Duryodhana’s intolerance, a key driver of escalation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks, the narrator notes that Vidura replies, specifically with Duryodhana in view. The verse sets up Vidura’s forthcoming admonition aimed at restraining the prince’s unyielding, conflict-prone disposition.