Shloka 10
Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence
धर्मात्मा धृतिमान् वीर: सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रिय: । जनमेजयं सुधन्वानं गयं पूरुं बृहद्रथम्
dharmātmā dhṛtimān vīraḥ satyasaṃdho jitendriyaḥ | janamejayaṃ sudhanvānaṃ gayaṃ pūruṃ bṛhadratham
নাৰদে ক’লে—সেইজন ধৰ্মাত্মা, ধৃতিমান, বীৰ, সত্যসন্ধ আৰু ইন্দ্ৰিয়জয়ী আছিল। (তাঁৰ পৰা/তাঁৰ বংশত) জনমেজয়, সুধন্বা, গয়, পুরু আৰু বৃহদ্ৰথ জন্মিলে।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal of kingship and character: righteousness (dharma), inner fortitude (dhṛti), truth-commitment (satya-saṃdha), and mastery over the senses (jitendriya). Ethical authority is presented as grounded in self-discipline and fidelity to truth, not merely power.
Nārada is describing a noble figure’s virtues and then listing notable successors/descendants—Janamejaya, Sudhanvā, Gaya, Pūru, and Bṛhadratha—thereby situating the story within a lineage framework and highlighting continuity of royal tradition.