Shloka 1

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान एकोनत्रिशर्दाधिकशततमो<् ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका गान्धारीको बुलाना और उसका दुर्योधनको समझाना वैशम्पायन उवाच कृष्णस्य तु वच: श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वर: । विदुरं सर्वधर्मज्ञं त्वरमाणो5भ्यभाषत

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | kṛṣṇasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ | viduraṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ tvaramāṇo 'bhyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nghe lời Kṛṣṇa, vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra—chúa tể của muôn dân—vội vã ngỏ lời với Vidura, bậc thông tỏ mọi dharma. Cảnh này chuyển từ lời khuyên của Kṛṣṇa sang nỗi bồn chồn của nhà vua khi tìm kiếm chỉ dẫn đạo lý, báo hiệu cuộc giằng co nội tâm của Dhṛtarāṣṭra và sự cấp bách của hành động đúng đắn trước thềm tai biến.

Word by Word

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जन-ईश्वरः: lord of people (king)
• जन-ईश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विदुरम्: Vidura
• विदुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्व-धर्म-ज्ञम्: knower of all dharmas
• सर्व-धर्म-ज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + धर्म + ज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke to/addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When crisis nears, a ruler must urgently seek guidance from those grounded in dharma; ethical clarity should precede political action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Kṛṣṇa’s statement, Dhṛtarāṣṭra quickly turns to Vidura for counsel, indicating anxiety and the need for a dharma-based response amid escalating conflict.