Shloka 30
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा
Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna
श्लक्ष्णा मधुरसम्भाषा ज्ञातिबन्धुप्रियंवदा: । कुलीना: सम्मता: प्राज्ञा: सुखं प्राप्स्यन्ति पाण्डवा:,'पाण्डव सरल, मधुरभाषी, भाई-बन्धुओंके प्रति प्रिय वचन बोलनेवाले, कुलीन, सम्मानित और दिद्दान् हैं; अतः उन्हें सुखकी प्राप्ति होगी
ślakṣṇā madhurasambhāṣā jñātibandhupriyaṃvadāḥ | kulīnāḥ sammatāḥ prājñāḥ sukhaṃ prāpsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “The Pāṇḍavas are gentle and refined, sweet in speech, and they speak words that are pleasing to kinsmen and friends. Being well-born, respected, and wise, they will attain happiness.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical speech and social virtue to well-being: gentleness, sweetness of speech, and words that sustain kinship bonds—together with wisdom and respected conduct—are presented as causes that lead to happiness.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s war narrative, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the Pāṇḍavas’ qualities—refined demeanor, pleasing speech, noble standing, and wisdom—and concludes that such virtues make them destined to attain happiness.