Shloka 223

Devanagari script

पाल्यमाना धृतिमता सुखं विन्दामहे नूप । “नरेश्वर! भगवान्‌ करें कि बुद्धिमान्‌ कुन्तीकुमार राजा युधिष्छिर धैर्यपूर्वक सहस्रों वर्षतक हमारा पालन करें और हम इनके राज्यमें सुखसे रहें

Transliteration

pālyamānā dhṛtimatā sukhaṃ vindāmahe nṛpa | nareśvara bhagavān karotu yat buddhimān kuntīkumararājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dhairyapūrvakaṃ sahasrāṇi varṣāṇi asmākaṃ pālanaṃ kuryāt, vayaṃ cāsya rājye sukhenāvasema ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Unter dem Schutz des standhaften Königs, o Herrscher, leben wir in Wohlbehagen. Möge der Herr es so fügen, o König der Menschen, dass der weise Yudhiṣṭhira, Kuntīs Sohn, uns mit Geduld und Festigkeit tausende Jahre lang erhält und wir glücklich in seinem Reich wohnen.“

Word by Word

• पाल्यमानाः: being protected (we)
• पाल्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्य (पाल् धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि, शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धृतिमता: by the steadfast/firm-minded one
• धृतिमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतिमत्
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विन्दामहे: we obtain, we find
• विन्दामहे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, उत्तम, बहुवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuntī
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• rājya (the kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma: a king’s steadfast, patient governance is meant to protect and sustain the people, enabling social well-being; it also frames political stability as supported by divine providence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, the speakers express gratitude for being protected under a resolute ruler and voice a blessing that King Yudhiṣṭhira—Kuntī’s wise son—will continue to govern and care for them for a very long time so they may live happily in his kingdom.