Shloka 16

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

अन्वारुरोह दाशारईं विदुर: सर्वधर्मवित्‌ । सर्वप्राणभुतां श्रेष्ठ सर्वबुद्धिमतां वरम्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | anvāruroha dāśārhaṁ viduraḥ sarvadharmavit | sarvaprāṇabhūtānāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ sarvabuddhimatāṁ varam ||

Translation

毗舍摩耶那说：在达沙尔诃之子圣奎师那——诸生灵之最胜、诸智者之上首——登车之后，通晓一切达摩的毗度罗也随之登上那辆战车。

Word by Word

• अन्वारुरोह: mounted (afterwards), climbed up
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-आ-रुह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशार्हम्: the Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• दाशार्हम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वधर्मवित्: knower of all dharmas
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-धर्म-वित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वप्राणभूतानाम्: of all living beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-प्राण-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्वबुद्धिमताम्: of all the intelligent (persons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• वरम्: the foremost, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vidura
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Dāśārha-nandana)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal pairing of power with righteousness: Kṛṣṇa represents supreme capability and discernment, while Vidura represents comprehensive knowledge of dharma. Their shared seat on the chariot symbolizes that decisive action should be guided by ethical counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that after Kṛṣṇa has taken his place on the chariot, Vidura also boards it. This marks their proceeding together in the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war context, where counsel, negotiation, and moral judgment are central.