Shloka 13

Hiḍimbā’s Account and the Bhīma–Hiḍimba Engagement (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १४२)

Devanagari script

ध्रुवमस्मत्सहायास्ते भविष्यन्ति प्रधानतः । अर्थवर्ग: सहामात्यो मत्संस्थोड्द्य महीपते,अब निश्चय ही वे लोग मुख्यतासे हमारे सहायक होंगे। राजन! इस समय खजाना और मन्त्रिमण्डल हमारे ही अधीन हैं

Transliteration

dhruvam asmat-sahāyās te bhaviṣyanti pradhānataḥ | artha-vargaḥ sahāmātyo mat-saṃstho 'dya mahīpate ||

Translation

Duryodhana said: “Surely, in the main, they will become our allies. O king, at present the treasury and the circle of ministers are under my control.”

Word by Word

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अस्मत्-सहायाः: our allies/helpers
• अस्मत्-सहायाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मत्-सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural

• प्रधानतः: chiefly, primarily
• प्रधानतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रधानतस्

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Mahīpati (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how political confidence is often grounded in control of resources and administration—treasury and ministers—raising an ethical contrast between power-based legitimacy and dharma-based legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana reassures the king he is addressing that key people will side with them, emphasizing that the financial resources and the ministerial establishment are presently under his control, strengthening their political position.