अक्रूर उवाच भो भो वैचित्रवीर्य त्वं कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धन । भ्रातर्युपरते पाण्डावधुनासनमास्थित: ॥ १७ ॥
akrūra uvāca bho bho vaicitravīrya tvaṁ kurūṇāṁ kīrti-vardhana bhrātary uparate pāṇḍāv adhunāsanam āsthitaḥ
- akrūraḥ uvāca
- Akrūra said
- bhoḥ bhoḥ
- O my dear, my dear
- vaicitravīrya
- son of Vicitravīrya
- tvam
- you
- kurūṇām
- of the Kurus
- kīrti
- the glory
- vardhana
- O you who increase
- bhrātari
- your brother
- uparate
- having passed away
- pāṇḍau
- Mahārāja Pāṇḍu
- adhunā
- now
- āsanam
- the throne
- āsthitaḥ
- have assumed
Akrūra said: O my dear son of Vicitravīrya, O enhancer of the Kurus’ glory, your brother Pāṇḍu having passed away, you have now assumed the royal throne.