Shloka 50

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद्‌ वचन धर्म्यमनुमान्य गुणोत्तरम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tasya tad vacanaṃ dharmyam anumānya guṇottaram

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Approving those words of his as righteous and marked by superior virtue, (they accepted and proceeded accordingly).

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech; statement; words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धर्म्यम्: righteous; in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुमान्य: having approved; having assented to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√मन्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• गुणोत्तरम्: superior in virtues; excellent in qualities
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणोत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech aligned with dharma and enriched by good qualities deserves assent; ethical counsel is validated not merely by authority but by its righteousness and virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that a certain person’s statement is recognized as dharmic and of superior merit, and it is accepted/endorsed, marking a transition from counsel to action in the episode.