Shloka 46

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रेण भीष्माय द्रोणाय च विशाम्पते । विसृष्टा पृथिवी सर्वा सह पुत्रैश्न तत्परै:,प्रजानाथ! धृतराष्ट्रने भीष्म और द्रोणको उनकी सेवामें रहनेवाले अपने पुत्रोंके साथ ही इस सारी पृथ्वीका राज्य सौंप दिया था

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa bhīṣmāya droṇāya ca viśāmpate | visṛṣṭā pṛthivī sarvā saha putraiś ca tatparaiḥ ||

Translation

O Herr der Völker, Dhṛtarāṣṭra übergab die Herrschaft über diese ganze Erde Bhīṣma und Droṇa, zusammen mit seinen Söhnen, die ihnen ergeben dienten.

Word by Word

धृतराष्ट्रेणby Dhṛtarāṣṭra

भीष्मायto Bhīṣma

द्रोणायto Droṇa

चand

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people

विसृष्टाwas handed over / entrusted

पृथिवीthe earth (kingdom)

सर्वाentire

सहtogether with

पुत्रैःwith (his) sons

चand

तत्परैःwith those devoted/intent (on service)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Kaurava sons (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons)

Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Entrusting power to revered elders and institutions does not automatically ensure dharma; ethical responsibility remains with both the one who delegates authority and those who accept and exercise it. Loyalty and service (tatparatā) become morally significant when they support unjust ends.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker recalls that Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed the rule of the realm under Bhīṣma and Droṇa, with his sons aligned in service to them. It frames the political structure behind the conflict: the Kaurava princes operate under the authority and protection of these senior warriors-teachers.