Shloka 10

Devanagari script

त्वत्त: कुलहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राज्यहितोदयम्‌ । अमृतस्याव्ययस्येव तृप्त: स्वप्स्याम्यहं सुखम्‌,आपके मुखसे कुलके लिये हितकारी तथा राज्यके लिये कल्याणकारी उपदेश सुनकर मैं अक्षय अमृतसे तृप्त होनेके समान सुखसे सोऊँगा

Transliteration

tvattāḥ kulahitaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā rājyahitodayam | amṛtasyāvyayasyeva tṛptaḥ svapsyāmy ahaṃ sukham ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: Having heard from you words that are beneficial to the lineage and that bring about the welfare of the kingdom, I feel satisfied as though filled with imperishable nectar; in that contentment, I shall sleep in peace.

Word by Word

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Ablative, Singular

• कुलहितम्: beneficial to the family/clan
• कुलहितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलहित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• राज्यहितोदयम्: bringing welfare for the kingdom
• राज्यहितोदयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्यहितोदय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अमृतस्य: of nectar/ambrosia
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अव्ययस्य: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तृप्तः: satisfied
• तृप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• स्वप्स्यामि: I shall sleep
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सुखम्: happily/with comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wise counsel that safeguards both dynastic welfare (kula-hita) and public welfare (rājya-hita) brings deep inner satisfaction; ethical governance and right instruction are portrayed as nourishing like imperishable nectar.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira responds to an elder’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, expressing that the guidance he has heard—aimed at the good of the family and the kingdom—has relieved his mind, so that he can rest peacefully.