धर्म उवाच एतद्वः पाण्डवेयानां युक्तमार्ताभयं वचः । येषां गुणगणैः कृष्णो दौत्यादौ भगवान्कृतः ॥ १७ ॥
dharma uvaca
etad vah pandaveyanam
yuktam artabhayam vacah
yesam guna-ganaih krsno
dautyadau bhagavan krtah
dharmah uvaca-the personality of religion said; etat-all these; vah-by you; pandaveyanam-of those who are in the Pandava dynasty; yuktam-just befitting; arta-the sufferer; abhayam-freedom from all fears; vacah-speeches; yesam-those; guna-ganaih-by the qualifications; krsnah-even Lord Krsna; dautya-adau-the duty of a messenger, etc.; bhagavan-the Personality of Godhead; krtah-performed.