Shloka 29

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा

Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna

Devanagari script

एतेषां मतमादाय यदि वर्तेत पुत्रक: । सज्ञातिमित्र: ससुहृच्चिरं जीवेदनामय:,यदि बेटा दुर्योधन इन सबकी राय लेकर चलता तो भाई-बन्धु, मित्र और सुहृदोंसहित दीर्घकालतक नीरोग एवं स्वस्थ रहकर जीवन धारण करता

Transliteration

eteṣāṁ matam ādāya yadi varteta putrakaḥ | sa-jñāti-mitraḥ sa-suhṛc ciraṁ jīved anāmayaḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “If my son had acted after taking the counsel of these men, he would have lived long—free from illness—together with his kinsmen, friends, and well-wishers.”

Word by Word

एतेषाम्of these (persons)

मतम्opinion, counsel

आदायhaving taken (up), adopting

यदिif

वर्तेतwould act, would conduct himself

पुत्रकःthe son (young man)

सज्ञाति-मित्रःtogether with kinsmen and friends

स-सुहृत्together with well-wishers

चिरम्for a long time

जीवेत्would live

अनामयःfree from disease, healthy

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s welfare and the safety of his people depend on heeding wise counsel; rejecting sound advice leads to avoidable suffering and destruction, while accepting it preserves health, harmony, and longevity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the war’s grim developments, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects with remorse that if Duryodhana had followed the advice of well-wishers, he and his entire circle of relatives and friends could have avoided calamity and lived long in well-being.