Shloka 6

Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)

Devanagari script

तानागतान्‌ समीक्ष्यैव धृतराष्ट्रो महीपति: । प्रत्यगृह्नाद्‌ यथान्यायं विदुरश्ष महामना:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tān āgatān samīkṣyaiva dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ | pratyagṛhṇād yathānyāyaṃ viduraś ca mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：见他们到来，统御大地的国王持国（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）与大心的毗度罗（Vidura）便起身迎前，依照正当礼法（yathā-nyāya），郑重接纳，以应有的欢迎与敬礼相待。

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आगतान्: arrived
• आगतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (गत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage), having seen/observed

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• महीपतिः: king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्यगृह्णात्: received/welcomed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न्यायम्: rule/propriety (due form)
• न्यायम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महामना: great-souled
• महामना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights yathā-nyāya (propriety) as a facet of dharma: those in authority should uphold respectful reception and due honor toward arrivals/guests, maintaining ethical order through correct conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Upon learning of the visitors’ arrival, Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Vidura rise, go forward, and welcome them formally, performing the customary acts of reception and honor.