akrÅ«ra uvÄca
bho bho vaicitravÄ«rya tvaá¹
kurūṇÄá¹ kÄ«rti-vardhana
bhrÄtary uparate pÄṇá¸Äv
adhunÄsanam Ästhitaḥ
akrÅ«raḥ uvÄca - AkrÅ«ra said; bhoḥ bhoḥ - O my dear, my dear; vaicitravÄ«rya - son of VicitravÄ«rya; tvam - you; kurūṇÄm - of the Kurus; kÄ«rti - the glory; vardhana - O you who increase; bhrÄtari - your brother; uparate - having passed away; pÄṇá¸au - MahÄrÄja PÄṇá¸u; adhunÄ - now; Äsanam - the throne; Ästhitaḥ - have assumed.
AkrÅ«ra said: O my dear son of VicitravÄ«rya, O enhancer of the Kurus’ glory, your brother PÄṇá¸u having passed away, you have now assumed the royal throne.
AkrÅ«ra was speaking ironically, since the young sons of PÄṇá¸u should actually have been occupying the throne. Upon the death of PÄṇá¸u, they were too young to immediately govern and so were put in Dhá¹›tarÄá¹£á¹ra’s care, but now sufficient time had passed, and their legitimate rights should have been recognized.
