Shloka 6
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
विदुर उवाच राजा महात्मा कुशली सपुत्र आस्ते वृतो ज्ञातिभिरिन्द्रकल्प: । प्रीतो राजन् पुत्रगणैर्विनीतै- विशोक एवात्मरतिर्महात्मा
vidura uvāca rājā mahātmā kuśalī saputra āste vṛto jñātibhir indrakalpaḥ | prīto rājan putragaṇair vinītair viśoka evātmaratir mahātmā ||
قال ويدورا: «يا أيها الملك، إن دريتاراشترا العظيمَ النفس—المهيبَ كإندرا—يقيم في أمان، تحفّ به عشيرته ويصحبه أبناؤه. وهو راضٍ عن أبنائه المهذّبين؛ لا حزنَ عليه، وذلك النبيل يجد قناعته في ذاته.»
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal for rulers and households: outward security and familial order (being surrounded by kin and disciplined sons) should be matched by inner steadiness—freedom from grief and contentment rooted in the self (ātmarati), not merely in external power.
Vidura reports to the addressed king that Dhṛtarāṣṭra is presently safe and settled, attended by relatives and sons, and appears pleased and free from sorrow—presenting the king’s condition in reassuring, courtly terms.