Shloka 36

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

अभ्यागच्छति दाशाहें प्रज्ञाचक्षुनरिश्वर: । सहैव द्रोणभीष्माभ्यामुदतिष्ठन्महायशा:,ब्छ्खटाए- 00 - >खऋू | दशाहईनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके आते ही महायशस्वी प्रज्ञाचक्षु राजा धृतराष्ट्र भीष्म और द्रोणाचार्यके साथ ही उठ गये थे

Transliteration

abhyāgacchati dāśārhe prajñācakṣur nariśvaraḥ | sahaiva droṇabhīṣmābhyām udatiṣṭhan mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

جب داشارھ (شری کرشن) قریب آئے تو بلندنام نرادھپ دھرتراشٹر—جو نابینا ہو کر بھی بصیرت کی آنکھ سے دیکھنے والا تھا—بھیشم اور درون کے ساتھ ہی فوراً اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔

Word by Word

अभ्यागच्छतिapproaches/comes near

दशाहेon the tenth day / in the ten-day period

प्रज्ञाचक्षुःhaving wisdom as (his) eyes; wise-sighted

नृश्वरःlord of men; king

सहtogether with

एवindeed/just

द्रोणभीष्माभ्याम्with Drona and Bhishma

उदतिष्ठत्rose up/stood up

महायशाःthe greatly renowned (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Dāśārha)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (prajñācakṣuḥ nariśvaraḥ)

Bhīṣma

Droṇācārya

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, dhārmic culture values honoring virtue and rightful stature. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s rising for Kṛṣṇa signals recognition of Kṛṣṇa’s ethical authority and the norms of respect that should guide rulers and elders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa arrives at the Kuru court during the Udyoga Parva’s diplomatic phase. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with Bhīṣma and Droṇa, stands up to receive him—an act of formal welcome and acknowledgment of his eminence.