Ashramavasika Parva Adhyaya 10 Shloka 2 - Mahabharata | Urdu | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 2

धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance

Devanagari script

स गत्वा राजवचनादुवाचाच्युतमी श्वरम्‌ । युधिष्ठिरं महातेजा: सर्वबुद्धिमतां वर:

Transliteration

sa gatvā rājavacanād uvāca acyutam īśvaram | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mahātejāḥ sarvabuddhimatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

بادشاہ کے حکم کے مطابق جلیل القدر ودُر وہاں گیا اور دھرم سے کبھی نہ ہٹنے والے یُدھِشٹھِر کے پاس پہنچ کر یوں گویا ہوا۔

Word by Word

सःhe (Vidura)

गत्वाhaving gone

राजवचनात्from/at the king’s word (command)

उवाचsaid/spoke

अच्युतम्Acyuta (Krishna)

ईश्वरम्the Lord

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira

महातेजाःof great splendor

सर्वबुद्धिमताम्of all the wise

वरःthe best

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vidura

Yudhiṣṭhira

rājā (the king)

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?

Wisdom expresses itself through dharmic action: Vidura, renowned for discernment, fulfills duty by approaching the righteous king and offering counsel. The verse highlights obedience to legitimate command and the ethical responsibility to speak rightly to those in power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura, acting on the king’s instruction, goes to Yudhiṣṭhira and begins to address him. The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) introduces Vidura’s stature as the foremost of the wise and underscores Yudhiṣṭhira’s unwavering commitment to dharma.