Shloka 6

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें धार्तराष्ट्री महायशा:

Transliteration

abhyāgacchati dāśāheṃ dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

ویشَمپاین نے کہا: مقررہ وقت پر عظیم شہرت والی دھارتراشٹری (گاندھاری) آگے بڑھ کر آ پہنچی۔ یہ مصرع اس کے باوقار ورود کی خبر دیتا ہے اور جنگ کے بحران کے قریب آتے ہی خاندانِ کُرو میں نصیحت اور اخلاقی دباؤ کے مرحلے کی تمہید باندھتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अभ्यागच्छति: approaches, comes near
• अभ्यागच्छति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: Lat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशाहम्: the fisherman (Dāśāha)
• दाशाहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्री: the daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭrī)
• धार्तराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even brief narrative cues emphasize dharmic gravity: an elder, renowned queen’s approach often frames counsel, restraint, and moral accountability within a family on the brink of destructive conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that Dhārtarāṣṭrī (Gāndhārī) arrives/approaches at the relevant time, marking the transition to a scene where her presence and words are expected to influence the unfolding decisions in the Kuru court.