Shloka 38

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

प्राप्स्यते च भवान्‌ पुण्यं धर्मे च परमां स्थितिम्‌

Transliteration

prāpsyate ca bhavān puṇyaṃ dharme ca paramāṃ sthitim

Translation

And you will attain merit, and in dharma you will reach the highest steadfast state—an assurance that righteous conduct culminates not only in spiritual reward but in firm establishment in the supreme path of duty.

Word by Word

• प्राप्स्यते: will attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (आप्नोति)
• Form: Luṭ (Simple Future), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular

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

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

• पुण्यम्: merit, virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मे: in dharma, in righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• परमाम्: supreme, highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्थितिम्: state, position, abiding
• स्थितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana