Shloka 68

Devanagari script

आवयोर्जीवतो राजन्‌ मयि च त्वयि च ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

āvayor jīvato rājan mayi ca tvayi ca dhruvam

Translation

O king, as long as we both live—both I and you—this is certain and unshakable.

Word by Word

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (युष्मद्-सह) → आवाम् (1st dual pronoun stem)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• जीवतोः: while (we) are alive / of the two living
• जीवतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (from √जीव्)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• ध्रुवम्: certainly / surely
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: नपुं, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• rājan (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line emphasizes dhruvatā—moral and practical certainty: a speaker grounds the discussion in what is firmly true while both parties are alive, underscoring responsibility and resolve in a royal-ethical context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king directly and asserts a definite point that holds for both of them as long as they live, marking a decisive moment in dialogue amid the tense Shalya Parva setting.