Shloka 12

अर्जुन–युधिष्ठिर–विदुर संवादः

Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira instruct Vidura on honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

स दीक्षां तत्र सम्प्राप्प राजा कौरवनन्दन: । शतयूपाश्रमे तस्मिन्‌ निवासमकरोत्‌ तदा

Transliteration

sa dīkṣāṃ tatra samprāpya rājā kauravanandanaḥ | śatayūpāśrame tasmin nivāsam akarot tadā ||

Translation

ครั้นได้รับพิธีปลงใจเข้าสู่วัตรแห่งผู้พำนักป่า ณ ที่นั้นแล้ว พระเจ้าธฤตราษฏระผู้เป็นนรนาถแห่งกุรุ ก็เสด็จกลับสู่อาศรมของศตยูปะ และประทับพำนักอยู่ที่นั่น

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीक्षाम्: initiation/vow (of forest-dwelling)
• दीक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरव-नन्दनः: delight/son of the Kauravas (Kaurava-descendant)
• कौरव-नन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरवनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शतयूप-आश्रमे: in the Śatayūpa hermitage
• शतयूप-आश्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतयूपाश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निवासम्: residence/dwelling
• निवासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made/established
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śatayūpa Āśrama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights āśrama-dharma: after fulfilling (and being burdened by) royal life, one may turn toward disciplined renunciation. Receiving dīkṣā signifies a conscious ethical shift—accepting restraint, simplicity, and accountability rather than continuing in attachment and power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, described as a Kuru prince, receives the initiation for forest-dwelling discipline and then returns to the Śatayūpa hermitage, where he begins residing in accordance with that vowed way of life.