Shloka 25

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

नात्र वाच्यं महाराज सुसूक्ष्ममपि विद्यते । उषिता: सम सुखं नित्यं भवता परिपालिता:,“महाराज! इनमें कोई छोटे-से-छोटा दोष भी नहीं है। इनके राज्यमें आपके द्वारा सुरक्षित होकर हमलोग सदा सुखसे रहते आये हैं

Transliteration

naatra vaacyaṃ mahaaraaja susuukṣmam api vidyate | uṣitāḥ sma sukhaṃ nityaṃ bhavatā paripālitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O great king, there is not even the slightest fault here that could be spoken of. Protected by you in your realm, we have dwelt continually in comfort and well-being.”

Word by Word

नnot

अत्रhere/in this matter

वाच्यम्something to be said/mentionable (fault to be stated)

महाराजO great king

सुसूक्ष्मम्even very subtle/very minute

अपिeven/also

विद्यतेexists/is found

उषिताःhaving dwelt/lived

समम्equally/without distinction

सुखम्happiness/comfort

नित्यम्always/constantly

भवताby you

परिपालिताःprotected/maintained

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds rājadharma: a ruler’s foremost ethical duty is protection and welfare of those under his care. When governance is just and protective, even minute grounds for complaint do not arise, and social life becomes stable and content.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a statement addressed to a king, affirming that no blame can be laid in this matter and that the speakers have lived happily because they were consistently protected and maintained under the king’s rule.