Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अनुनीता हि भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च

Transliteration

anunītā hi bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca

Translation

毗湿摩婆耶那说道：确实，她曾一再被恳求并劝诫——由毗湿摩、由德罗那，以及毗度罗亦然——催促她选择合乎礼法与克制之道。

Word by Word

• अनुनीता: entreated, conciliated (one who has been persuaded)
• अनुनीता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-नी (धातु) → अनुनीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भीष्मेण: by Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• द्रोणेन: by Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विदुरेण: by Vidura
• विदुरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When a crisis approaches, the counsel of elders and the wise—grounded in dharma and restraint—should be heeded; repeated ethical persuasion signals the seriousness of the moral choice before the listener.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana notes that a key figure (referred to here as 'she' by the feminine form anunītā) has already been urged and advised by leading authorities in the Kuru court—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura—indicating sustained attempts to guide her toward a proper course amid rising tensions.