Shloka 28
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
Devanagari script
तस्याथ वदतः सूत बहुशो मम संनिधौ
Transliteration
tasyātha vadataḥ sūta bahuśo mama saṃnidhau
Translation
پھر، اے سوت، میرے عین سامنے وہ بولتا رہا اور بار بار انہی باتوں کو دہراتا رہا—تاکہ وہ یاد رہیں اور اسی کے مطابق عمل ہو۔
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
वदतःwhile (he) was speaking / of (him) speaking
वदतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, Shatr (present active participle), Parasmaipada (active)
सूतO charioteer
सूत:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बहुशःmany times / repeatedly
बहुशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुशस्
ममof me / my
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
संनिधौin (my) presence / nearby
संनिधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंनिधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SūtaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the importance of attentive witnessing and repeated counsel: in moments of conflict, guidance is not merely spoken once but reinforced, so that duty and right action are not forgotten amid turmoil.
The speaker addresses Sūta and notes that the person in question spoke repeatedly in the speaker’s presence, marking a narrative transition where testimony and reiterated speech set up the next events or instructions.