SB 10.49.17
Devanāgarī
अक्रूर उवाच भो भो वैचित्रवीर्य त्वं कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धन । भ्रातर्युपरते पाण्डावधुनासनमास्थित: ॥ १७ ॥
Text
akrūra uvāca bho bho vaicitravīrya tvaṁ kurūṇāṁ kīrti-vardhana bhrātary uparate pāṇḍāv adhunāsanam āsthitaḥ
Synonyms
akrūraḥuvāca—Akrūra said;bhoḥbhoḥ—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.
Translation
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.
Purport
Akrūra was speaking ironically, since the young sons of Pāṇḍu should actually have been occupying the throne. Upon the death of Pāṇḍu, they were too young to immediately govern and so were put in Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s care, but now sufficient time had passed, and their legitimate rights should have been recognized.