Shloka 9

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

सहदेव उवाच संयुक्त एकदुःखश्न वीर्यवांश्व महीपति: । यं समाश्रित्य धर्मज्ञं स्वमंशमनुयुञ्ज्महे

Transliteration

sahadeva uvāca saṁyukta ekaduḥkhaśna vīryavāṁś ca mahīpatiḥ | yaṁ samāśritya dharmajñaṁ svam aṁśam anuyuñjmahe ||

Translation

Sahadeva said: “There is a valiant king—our kinsman—who shares our hardships as one with us. Taking refuge in that righteous and discerning hero, we may regain our rightful portion of the kingdom.”

Word by Word

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• संयुक्तः: joined, united
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकदुःखश्नः: sharing the same sorrow; partaking one grief
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-दुःख-श्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर्यवान्: valorous, powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महीपतिः: king, lord of the earth
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रित्य: having taken refuge in; relying on
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• धर्मज्ञम्: knowing dharma; righteous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वम्: one's own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अंशम्: share, portion
• अंशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुयुञ्ज्महे: we seek/endeavor for; we strive to obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-युज्
• Form: Present, First, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sahadeva
• a righteous king (implied ally)
• kingdom share (rājya-aṁśa, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sahadeva frames political action within dharma: rightful claims should be pursued through reliance on righteous allies who share one’s burdens, rather than through opportunism or adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Sahadeva recommends depending on a valorous, dharma-knowing king allied to the Pandavas, suggesting that with such support they can secure their rightful share of sovereignty.