Shloka 11

Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel

Devanagari script

अश्रुत्वा हितकामस्य विदुरस्य महात्मन: । वाक्यानि सुमहार्थानि परितप्यामि दुर्मति:

Transliteration

aśrutvā hitakāmasya vidurasya mahātmanaḥ | vākyāni sumahārthāni paritapyāmi durmatiḥ ||

Translation

Vì đã khước từ lắng nghe những lời lẽ thâm sâu, đầy ý nghĩa của Vidura—bậc đại hồn chỉ cầu điều lợi cho ta—nên nay ta, Dhṛtarāṣṭra ngu muội, đang bừng bừng cháy trong nỗi hối hận.

Word by Word

• अश्रुत्वा: having not listened (to)
• अश्रुत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), कर्तरि, non-finite

• हितकामस्य: of the well-wisher (desiring my good)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विदुरस्य: of Vidura
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्यानि: words, statements
• वाक्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सुमहार्थानि: very meaningful, of great import
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• परितप्यामि: I grieve, I am tormented
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: Present, लट्, First, Singular, परस्मैपद

• दुर्मतिः: the evil-minded one (I)
• दुर्मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should heed the counsel of a genuine well-wisher, especially a wise and dharmic advisor; ignoring such guidance leads to later remorse and inner torment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker reflects on past failure: he did not listen to Vidura’s weighty, welfare-seeking advice, and now confesses his own folly and suffering from regret.