Shloka 2

धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Bala

Devanagari script

उक्तो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भवद्वचनमादित: । सच संभश्रुत्य वाक्यं ते प्रशशंस महाद्युति:,“महाराज! मैंने महातेजस्वी राजा युधिष्ठिरके यहाँ जाकर आपका संदेश आरम्भसे ही कह सुनाया। उसे सुनकर उन्होंने आपकी बड़ी प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

ukto yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhavadvacanam āditaḥ | sa ca saṃbhāṣya śrutvā vākyam te praśaśaṃsa mahādyutiḥ |

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: «لقد سمع الملك يودهيشثيرا رسالتك من أولها. فلما أصغى إليها، أثنى ذلك الملك المتلألئ ثناءً عظيمًا على كلامك.»

Word by Word

उक्तःhaving been told / was told

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

राजाking

भवत्-वचनम्your message/words

आदितःfrom the beginning

सःhe

चand

सम्भश्रुत्यhaving heard attentively

वाक्यम्speech/statement

तेof you / your

प्रशशंसpraised

महाद्युतिःthe great-splendored (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic communication: hearing a message fully (āditaḥ), responding appropriately (saṃbhāṣya), and honoring the speaker or messenger through praise (praśaśaṃsa). Ethical leadership is shown through restraint, attentiveness, and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Yudhiṣṭhira received the conveyed message from the start, listened carefully, replied, and then commended the words—indicating acceptance and goodwill toward the one who sent or delivered the message.