समदु:खसुखोऽक्रूरो विदुरश्च महायशा: । सान्त्वयामासतु: कुन्तीं तत्पुत्रोत्पत्तिहेतुभि: ॥ १५ ॥
sama-duḥkha-sukho ’krūro viduraś ca mahā-yaśāḥ sāntvayām āsatuḥ kuntīṁ tat-putrotpatti-hetubhiḥ
- sama
- equal (with her)
- duḥkha
- in distress
- sukhaḥ
- and happiness
- akrūraḥ
- Akrūra
- viduraḥ
- Vidura
- ca
- and
- mahā-yaśāḥ
- most famous
- sāntvayām āsatuḥ
- the two of them consoled
- kuntīm
- Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī
- tat
- her
- putra
- of the sons
- utpatti
- of the births
- hetubhiḥ
- with explanations about the origins
Both Akrūra, who shared Queen Kuntī’s distress and happiness, and the illustrious Vidura consoled the Queen by reminding her of the extraordinary way her sons had taken birth.