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Shloka 9

Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)

जामय: पूजिता: कच्चित्‌ तव गेहे नरर्षभ । नरश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारे राज्यमें स्त्रियों, बालकों और वृद्धोंको दुःख तो नहीं भोगना पड़ता? वे जीविकाके लिये भीख तो नहीं माँगते हैं? तुम्हारे घरमें सौभाग्यवती बहू-बेटियोंका आदर- सत्कार तो होता है न? ।। ८ $ ।। कच्चिद्‌ राजर्षिवंशो5यं त्वामासाद्य महीपतिम्‌

Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: Jāmayaḥ pūjitāḥ kaccit tava gehe nararṣabha? Naraśreṣṭha! Tava rājyaṁe striyo bālakāś ca vṛddhāś ca duḥkhaṁ na bhogayanti? Te jīvikārthaṁ bhikṣāṁ na yācante? Tava gehe saubhāgyavatīnāṁ vadhū-duhitṝṇāṁ ādarasatkāraḥ kaccid bhavati? Kaccid rājarṣivaṁśo ’yaṁ tvām āsādya mahīpatim…

Dhṛtarāṣṭra sprach: „O Stier unter den Menschen, werden die Frauen deines Hauses gebührend geehrt? O Bester der Menschen, leben in deinem Reich Frauen, Kinder und Greise, ohne gezwungen zu sein, Leid zu erdulden? Müssen sie nicht um ihres Lebensunterhalts willen betteln? Und in deinem Heim—werden deine glückverheißenden Schwiegertöchter und Töchter mit Achtung und angemessener Gastfreundschaft behandelt? Hat dieses Geschlecht der Königs-ṛṣi, da es dich als König erlangte, weiterhin zu blühen begonnen…?“

जामयःsons-in-law
जामयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजामि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पूजिताःhonoured, respected
पूजिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूजित (पूज् + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कच्चित्whether indeed?, I hope (that)...
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
तवof you, your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
गेहेin (your) house
गेहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नरर्षभO bull among men
नरर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कच्चित्whether indeed?, I hope (that)...
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
राजर्षिवंशःthe lineage of royal sages
राजर्षिवंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजर्षि-वंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving reached/obtained
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), ल्यप्
महीपतिम्the lord of the earth, king
महीपतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

धृतराष्ट उवाच

D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
T
the king addressed (mahīpati; nararṣabha/naraśreṣṭha)
W
women (striyaḥ)
C
children (bālakāḥ)
E
elders (vṛddhāḥ)
D
daughters-in-law (jāmayaḥ, vadhū)
D
daughters (duhitṛ)
K
kingdom (rājya)
H
household (geha)

Educational Q&A

A king’s legitimacy is measured by dharma in practice: safeguarding the vulnerable (women, children, elders), preventing destitution and begging, and maintaining honor and respectful treatment within the household—especially toward daughters-in-law and daughters.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra poses traditional ‘kaccit’ welfare-questions to a ruler, checking whether the realm and household are well-governed: whether dependents suffer, whether poverty has driven people to beg, and whether women of the family receive due respect—framing good kingship as care and social order.