Shloka 6

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry and Sañjaya’s Etymologies of Kṛṣṇa’s Names

Puruṣottama-nāma-nirvacana

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्र रवाच दुर्योधन हृषीकेशं प्रपद्यस्व जनार्दनम्‌ आप्तो न: संजयस्तात शरणं गच्छ केशवम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca—duryodhana hṛṣīkeśaṃ prapadyasva janārdanam | āpto naḥ sañjayas tāta śaraṇaṃ gaccha keśavam ||

Translation

持国王说道：“杜尔约陀那啊，当归依赫利希凯沙，归依阇那尔达那。孩子，三阇耶是我等可信的善愿之人；当信其言，前往投靠凯沙瓦——唯有克里希纳是你的庇护。”

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sañjaya said', 'dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca': 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra said', 'duryodhana': 'Duryodhana (eldest Kaurava prince)', 'hṛṣīkeśa': '‘Lord of the senses’

• epithet of Kṛṣṇa', 'prapadyasva': 'take refuge

• surrender yourself (imperative, 2nd person singular)', 'janārdana': '‘Afflicter of the wicked / protector of people’

• epithet of Kṛṣṇa', 'āptaḥ': 'trusted, reliable, intimate well-wisher', 'naḥ': 'of us

• our', 'tāta': 'dear son

• affectionate address', 'śaraṇam': 'refuge, protection, shelter', 'gaccha': 'go (imperative)', 'keśava': 'Keśava

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa/Janārdana/Keśava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political crisis, the ethically sound course is to heed trustworthy counsel and seek refuge in the divine source of right guidance (Kṛṣṇa), implying humility, restraint of the senses, and alignment with dharma rather than stubborn self-will.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words: the blind king urges his son Duryodhana to trust Sañjaya’s message and to approach Kṛṣṇa—addressed by epithets Hṛṣīkeśa, Janārdana, and Keśava—for protection and right direction as the conflict moves toward war.