Mahabharata · 1.194.24–25
॥
Devanāgarī
भूय एव तु भीष्मश् च द्रोणो विदुर एव च ॥
युवां च कुरुतां बुद्धिं भवेद् या नः सुखोदया ॥
तत आनाय्य तान् सर्वान् मन्त्रिणः सुमहायशाः ॥
धृतराष्ट्रो महाराज मन्त्रयाम् आस वै तदा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhūya eva tu bhīṣmaś ca droṇo vidura eva ca ||
yuvāṃ ca kurutāṃ buddhiṃ bhaved yā naḥ sukhodayā ||
tata ānāyya tān sarvān mantriṇaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ ||
dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārāja mantrayām āsa vai tadā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
भूयः एव तु भीष्मः च द्रोणः विदुरः एव चbhūyaḥ eva tu bhīṣmaḥ ca droṇaḥ viduraḥ eva cabut let Bhishma, and Drona, and Vidura once again,
युवां च कुरुतां बुद्धिं भवेत् या नः सुखोदयाyuvāṃ ca kurutāṃ buddhiṃ bhavet yā naḥ sukhodayāand let the two of you also devise a decision that would be for our good";
ततः आनाय्य तान् सर्वान् मन्त्रिणः सुमहायशाःtataḥ ānāyya tān sarvān mantriṇaḥ sumahāyaśāḥthen, having summoned all those counselors, the most illustrious
धृतराष्ट्रः महाराज मन्त्रयाम् आस वै तदाdhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahārāja mantrayām āsa vai tadāDhritarashtra, O great king, began to take counsel;
भूयbhūyaoriginal form "bhūya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीष्मश्bhīṣmaśoriginal form "bhīṣmaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्रोणोdroṇooriginal form "droṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदुरviduraoriginal form "vidura", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form "bhaved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततtataoriginal form "tata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतराष्ट्रोdhṛtarāṣṭrooriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"But let Bhishma, and Drona, and Vidura, and the two of you as well, once again devise a decision that would be for our good." Then, having summoned all those counselors, the most illustrious Dhritarashtra began to take counsel.
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Here the king calls upon the elders -- and in this there is a glimmer of hope. It is telling that Dhritarashtra summons Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura: the voice of the wise and righteous can still outweigh evil counsel. Turning to the elders in dharma proves a saving path for a wavering heart. Thus the scripture shows a council being convened; and it is the word of righteous men that will decide the further fate of the Pandavas.