Shloka 13

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नराधिप: । सहैव द्रोणभीष्माभ्यामुदतिष्ठन्महायशा:,श्रीकृष्णके आते ही महायशस्वी प्रज्ञाचक्षु राजा धृतराष्ट्र द्रोणाचार्य तथा भीष्मजीके साथ ही अपने आसनसे उठकर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

abhyāgacchati dāśārhe prajñācakṣur narādhipaḥ |

sahaiva droṇabhīṣmābhyām udatiṣṭhan mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang papalapit si Śrī Kṛṣṇa, ang inapo ng angkan ni Daśārha, ang haring si Dhṛtarāṣṭra—may matang ng karunungan at bantog sa dakilang dangal—ay agad tumindig mula sa kanyang upuan, kasama sina Droṇa at Bhīṣma.

Word by Word

अभ्यागच्छतिapproaches, comes near

दाशार्हेwhen/at (the coming of) Dāśārha (Krishna)

प्रज्ञाचक्षुःone whose eyes are wisdom (blind, yet wise-seeing)

नराधिपःking, lord of men

सहtogether with

एवindeed, just

द्रोणभीष्माभ्याम्with Droṇa and Bhīṣma

उदतिष्ठत्stood up, rose

महायशाःhighly renowned, of great fame

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Droṇa

Bhīṣma

Daśārha (dynastic reference)

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?

Even amid political tension, dharmic conduct is shown through honoring virtue and moral authority. Rising to receive Kṛṣṇa reflects recognition that ethical counsel and restraint should precede force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa arrives at the Kuru court; Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with the elders Droṇa and Bhīṣma, stands up from his seat to receive him respectfully, marking the seriousness of the impending negotiations.