Shloka 9
धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्पर्शाभिलाषः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Request for Touch and Permission for Tapas
Devanagari script
तथा चारबलं चैव परस्परसमं नृप । विज्ञेयं बहुकालेषु राज्ञा काल उपस्थिते,नरेश्वरर चारबल (दूतोंका बल) भी परस्पर समान ही है। राजाको समय आनेपर अधिक अवसरोंपर इस तत्त्वको समझे रहना चाहिये
Transliteration
tathā cārabalaṃ caiva parasparasamaṃ nṛpa | vijñeyaṃ bahukāleṣu rājñā kāla upasthite ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “So too, O king, the strength of envoys is balanced on both sides. Therefore, when the decisive time arrives, a ruler should keep this principle in mind again and again—knowing that diplomatic power rests on parity, prudence, and timely discernment, not on force alone.”
Word by Word
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
चारबलम्the force/strength of spies (intelligence agents)
चारबलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचारबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परस्परसमम्mutually equal
परस्परसमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरस्परसम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विज्ञेयम्is to be known/understood
विज्ञेयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
Formतव्यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Passive (obligative sense)
बहुकालेषुon many occasions / at many times
बहुकालेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबहुकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कालेwhen the time (moment) comes
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
उपस्थितेhaving arrived / being present
उपस्थिते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes