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Shloka 43

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

“महाभाग! आप युक्ति और कारणोंसहित समयोचित बातें कहकर गान्धारी देवीको शीघ्र ही शान्त कर सकेंगे। हमारे पितामह भगवान्‌ व्यास भी इस समय वहीं होंगे! ।। वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सम्प्रेषयामासुर्यादवं नागसाह्नयम्‌ | स च प्रायाज्जवेनाशु वासुदेव: प्रतापवान्‌

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

mahābhāga! āp yukti aura kāraṇoṃ-sahita samayocita bāteṃ kahakara gāndhārī devī ko śīghra hī śānta kara sakeṅge | asmāre pitāmaha bhagavān vyāsa bhī isa samaya vahīṃ hoṅge ||

vaiśampāyana uvāca

tataḥ sampreṣayāmāsur yādavaṃ nāgasāhnayam |

sa ca prāyāj javena āśu vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc cao quý! Nếu ngài nói những lời đúng lúc, được nâng đỡ bởi lý lẽ vững vàng và nguyên do rõ ràng, ngài sẽ sớm làm nguôi lòng Hoàng hậu Gāndhārī. Bậc tổ phụ của chúng ta, thánh hiền Vyāsa đáng tôn kính, cũng sẽ có mặt ở đó vào lúc này.” Rồi họ sai vị anh hùng Yādava, kẻ diệt Nāga (Kṛṣṇa), lên đường; và Vāsudeva hùng dũng lập tức xuất phát, nhanh như gió.

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सम्प्रेषयामासुःthey dispatched; they sent forth
सम्प्रेषयामासुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्रेष्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
यादवम्the Yādava (Kṛṣṇa)
यादवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयादव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नागसाह्नयम्Nāgasāhnaya (a proper name/epithet; as read in the text)
नागसाह्नयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनागसाह्नय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रायात्set out; went forth
प्रायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormAorist, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जवेनwith speed
जवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
आशुquickly; swiftly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
वासुदेवःVāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
वासुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty; valorous
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Gāndhārī
V
Vyāsa
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
Y
Yādava

Educational Q&A

In moments of intense grief and moral crisis, one should respond with timely speech grounded in reason and clear causes—words that aim at calming and restoring dharma rather than inflaming anger. The presence of a wise authority (Vyāsa) underscores that ethical counsel should be anchored in higher insight, not mere persuasion.

After the war, Gāndhārī is to be pacified. The speakers express confidence that the addressed person can calm her through appropriate, well-reasoned counsel, noting that Vyāsa will also be there. They then dispatch Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), who departs immediately and swiftly.