Shloka 106

Devanagari script

सर्वेर्भवद्धिद्रष्टव्य: समेषु विषमेषु च । ये कुरुकुलरत्न कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर आपलोगोंके पालक हैं। अच्छे और बुरे सभी समयोंमें आप सब लोग इनपर कृपादृष्टि रखें

Transliteration

sarvair bhavadbhir draṣṭavyaḥ sameṣu viṣameṣu ca | ye kurukularatnaḥ kuntīputro rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ āpālokānāṁ pālakaḥ | acche bure sabhī samayoṁ meṁ āpa sab log inpar kṛpādṛṣṭi rakheṁ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “All of you should keep your eyes upon him—both in favorable times and in adverse. King Yudhiṣṭhira, Kuntī’s son, the jewel of the Kuru line, is the protector of you all. Therefore, in every season of fortune and misfortune alike, let your gaze rest on him with compassion and support.”

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भवत्: you (honorific)
• भवत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• द्रष्टव्यः: to be looked at / should be regarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (तव्यत्), passive obligation

• समेषु: in favorable/even (times/conditions)
• समेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• विषमेषु: in unfavorable/uneven (times/conditions)
• विषमेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuntī
• Kuru dynasty

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes reciprocal dharma: a righteous king protects the people, and the people (and elders/attendants around him) should support and watch over him with compassion in both prosperity and adversity, sustaining ethical order through mutual responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Āśramavāsika context, Vaiśampāyana highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s role as the Kuru lineage’s foremost king and guardian of the populace, urging those around him to remain attentive and benevolent toward him through changing circumstances.