Shloka 2736

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement

Devanagari script

योज्यस्तुषश्टहिते राजन्‌ नित्यं चारैरनुछित: । “नरेश्वर! न्याय करनेके कामपर तुम सदा ऐसे ही पुरुषोंको नियुक्त करना

Transliteration

yojyas tuṣṭaś ca hite rājan nityaṃ cārair anuśitaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König, bei der Ausübung der Rechtsprechung sollst du stets Männer einsetzen, die vertrauenswürdig, genügsam und dem Gemeinwohl ergeben sind; und durch dein Netz von Spähern halte ihr Verhalten unablässig unter Beobachtung.“

Word by Word

• योज्यः: to be appointed/should be employed
• योज्यः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: योज्य (√युज्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, passive (gerundive/necessitative)

• तुष्टः: content/satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (√तुष्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• हिते: in welfare/for the good (in the matter of benefit)
• हिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• चारैः: by spies/agents
• चारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• अनुचितः: followed/attended (kept under watch); (lit.) accompanied
• अनुचितः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुचित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the king, addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king must entrust judicial duties only to reliable, content, welfare-minded officials, and ensure accountability by continuous oversight—here symbolized by the use of spies or agents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana conveys a counsel on royal conduct: how a ruler should staff and monitor those who execute justice, emphasizing integrity in appointments and vigilance against corruption.