Shloka 9

धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः

Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties

Devanagari script

पौरजानपदान्‌ सर्वान्‌ विसृज्य कुरुनन्दन: । यौवराज्येन कौन्तेयं भीमसेनमयोजयत्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | paurajānāpadān sarvān visṛjya kurunandanaḥ | yauvarājyena kaunteyaṃ bhīmasenam ayojayat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having dismissed all the townsmen and the people of the countryside, the Kuru-delighter (Yudhiṣṭhira) appointed Bhīmasena, the son of Kuntī, to the office of crown prince.

Word by Word

• पौर: townsmen
• पौर: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जानपदान्: countrymen (people of the districts)
• जानपदान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विसृज्य: having dismissed / having sent away
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कुरुनन्दनः: the delight of the Kurus (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• कुरुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यौवराज्येन: with the office of crown-prince
• यौवराज्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवराज्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कौन्तेयं: the son of Kuntī
• कौन्तेयं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयोजयत्: appointed / installed
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (योजयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇic)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kuntī
• Kuru dynasty
• townspeople (paurāḥ)
• provincial inhabitants (jānapadāḥ)
• yauvarājya (crown-princeship)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous ruler restores stability by respecting the populace (granting them leave to return home) and by appointing a competent deputy/heir to safeguard administration—balancing compassion toward subjects with firmness in governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After addressing the gathered citizens and provincial people, Yudhiṣṭhira dismisses them and then formally installs Bhīma as yuvarāja (crown prince), signaling the re-establishment of orderly rule and delegation of royal responsibility.