Shloka 64

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

ततो मुहूर्त संगृहा स्यन्दनप्रवरं हरि: । अब्रवीत्‌ पुण्डरीकाक्ष: कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्‌,तब कमललोचन भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिने दो घड़ीतक अपने श्रेष्ठ रथको रोककर कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिससे कहा--

Transliteration

tato muhūrta-saṅgṛhya syandana-pravaraṃ hariḥ | abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kuntī-putraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||

Translation

ครั้นนั้นพระหริผู้มีเนตรดุจดอกบัวทรงหยุดราชรถอันประเสริฐไว้ชั่วครู่ แล้วตรัสกับยุธิษฐิระโอรสแห่งกุนตีว่า—

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

मुहूर्तम्for a moment

संगृह्यhaving restrained/checked (having held back)

स्यन्दनप्रवरम्the best chariot

हरिःHari (Krishna)

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

पुण्डरीकाक्षःlotus-eyed (one whose eyes are like lotuses)

कुन्तीपुत्रम्Kunti's son

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hari (Kṛṣṇa)

Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Kṛṣṇa)

Kuntī

Yudhiṣṭhira

Syandana (chariot)

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?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of pausing and exercising restraint before giving guidance. The deliberate halting of the chariot frames counsel as something to be offered with attention and gravity, especially to a ruler responsible for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Hari), described as lotus-eyed, stops his excellent chariot briefly and then speaks to Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī—introducing a forthcoming address or advice.