Shloka 13

आह्वानमन्त्रप्रयोगः — Kuntī’s Invocations and the Birth-Portents of the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

ततस्तु वरयित्वा तामानीय भरतर्षभः । विवाहं कारयामास विदुरस्य महामते:,तब इन भरतश्रेष्ठने उसका वरण किया और उसे अपने यहाँ ले आकर उसके साथ परम बुद्धिमान्‌ विदुरजीका विवाह कर दिया

Transliteration

tatastu varayitvā tām ānīya bharatarṣabhaḥ | vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa vidurasya mahāmateḥ ||

Translation

แล้วผู้ประเสริฐแห่งวงศ์ภารตะได้เลือกนาง นำมาสู่ที่ประทับของตน และประกอบพิธีอภิเษกสมรสให้แก่วิทุระผู้มีปัญญายิ่งโดยชอบธรรม

Word by Word

ततःthen/from thereupon

तुbut/indeed

वरयित्वाhaving chosen (as bride)

ताम्her

आनीयhaving brought

भरतर्षभःthe bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)

विवाहम्marriage

कारयामासcaused to be performed / had performed

विदुरस्यof Vidura / for Vidura

महामतेःof the great-minded (wise one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Bharatarṣabha (epithet for a Bharata/Kuru noble)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic responsibility in arranging a proper marriage for a deserving person—upholding social and ritual propriety (vivāha-saṃskāra) and ensuring orderly household life.

What is happening in the narrative?

A leading Bharata/Kuru figure selects the woman, brings her, and formally has the marriage ceremony performed for Vidura, indicating an arranged and duly sanctioned union.