Shloka 33

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍्त्वा महाबाहुर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम्‌ । निश्चक्राम ततः शुभ्राद्‌ धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनात्‌,अमर्षशील दुर्योधनसे ऐसा कहकर महाबाहु श्रीकृष्ण उसके भव्य भवनसे बाहर निकले

Transliteration

evam uktvā mahābāhur duryodhanam amarṣaṇam | niścakrāma tataḥ śubhrād dhārtarāṣṭra-niveśanāt ||

Translation

ఇలా చెప్పి, మహాబాహువు శ్రీకృష్ణుడు అమర్షశీలుడైన దుర్యోధనుడిని అక్కడే వదలి, ధృతరాష్ట్రుని భవ్య నివాసం నుండి బయలుదేరి వెళ్లాడు.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana

अमर्षणम्unforbearing, irascible

निश्चक्रामwent out, departed

ततःthen, from there

शुभ्रात्from the splendid/bright (one)

धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनात्from the dwelling/palace of the Dhārtarāṣṭras

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duryodhana

Kṛṣṇa

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhārtarāṣṭra-niveśana (the Kuru royal residence)

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?

When righteous counsel is rejected due to resentment and pride, dialogue collapses and conflict becomes imminent; the verse highlights the ethical cost of amarṣa (incapacity to tolerate truth or restraint).

What is happening in the narrative?

After delivering his message, Kṛṣṇa exits the Kuru royal residence, leaving Duryodhana in a state of anger and obstinacy—signaling the failure of persuasion and the approach of war.