akrūra uvāca
bho bho vaicitravīrya tvaḿ
kurūṇāḿ kīrti-vardhana
bhrātary uparate pāṇḍāv
adhunāsanam āsthitaḥ
akrurah uvaca -- Akrura said; bhoh bhoh -- O my dear, my dear; vaicitravirya -- son of Vicitravirya; tvam -- you; kurunam -- of the Kurus; kirti -- the glory; vardhana -- O you who increase; bhratari -- your brother; uparate -- having passed away; pandau -- Maharaja Pandu; adhuna -- now; asanam -- the throne; asthitah -- have assumed.
Akrura said: O my dear son of Vicitravirya, O enhancer of the Kurus' glory, your brother Pandu having passed away, you have now assumed the royal throne.
Akrura was speaking ironically, since the young sons of Pandu should actually have been occupying the throne. Upon the death of Pandu, they were too young to immediately govern and so were put in Dhritarashtra's care, but now sufficient time had passed, and their legitimate rights should have been recognized.
