Shloka 1

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 40 — Vidura’s Ethical Counsel and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fatalistic Turn

Devanagari script

है अर छा | अकाल > गार्हपत्याग्नि

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | anuktaṃ yadi te kiñcid vācā vidura vidyate | tan me śuśrūṣato brūhi vicitrāṇi hi bhāṣase ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Vidura, kung may natitira pang hindi nasasabi sa iyong mga salita, sabihin mo sa akin. Sabik akong makinig, sapagkat ang paraan ng iyong pagsasalita ay tunay na pambihira.”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• अनुक्तम्: unsaid (something left unspoken)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• किञ्चित्: something, anything
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित्

• वाचा: by speech / by words
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विदुर: O Vidura
• विदुर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विद्यते: exists, is there
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, 3, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• शुश्रूषतः: of (me) who is eager to listen
• शुश्रूषतः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular

• विचित्राणि: varied, remarkable (things)
• विचित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भाषसे: you speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical posture of a seeker: humility and attentive listening. Dhṛtarāṣṭra invites further instruction, implying that wisdom is received through sustained inquiry and readiness to hear what remains unsaid.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s Sanatsujāta context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Vidura, requesting any remaining counsel. This request sets the stage for deeper instruction, as the king seeks further guidance beyond what has already been spoken.