Shloka 60
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
Devanagari script
पूर्वमेवाहमुक्तो वै विदुरेण महात्मना
Transliteration
pūrvam evāham ukto vai vidureṇa mahātmanā
Translation
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اس سے پہلے ہی مہاتما ودُر نے مجھے نصیحت کی تھی۔
Word by Word
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
FormAvyaya (adverb)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGender: (common); Case: Nominative; Number: Singular
उक्तःspoken to, addressed
उक्तः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle; Gender: Masculine; Case: Nominative; Number: Singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
FormAvyaya (particle)
विदुरेणby Vidura
विदुरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormGender: Masculine; Case: Instrumental; Number: Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormGender: Masculine; Case: Instrumental; Number: Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
ViduraCharacter 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 line highlights the authority of prior ethical counsel: the speaker grounds the present account in earlier instruction received from Vidura, a figure emblematic of dharma and prudent statecraft.
Within Vaiśampāyana’s narration, he recalls that he had already been advised by Vidura earlier, signaling a transition to or justification for the guidance or recollection that follows.