Shloka 9

Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 52: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava Strength and the Case for Restraint

Devanagari script

मित्रामात्यै: सुसम्पन्न: सम्पन्नो युद्धयोजकै:ः । भ्रातृभि: श्वशुरैवीरैरुपपन्नो महारथै:

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |

mitrāmātyaiḥ susampannaḥ sampanno yuddhayojakaiḥ |

bhrātṛbhiḥ śvaśuraiḥ vīrair upapanno mahārathaiḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “He is well provided with friends and counsellors; he is furnished with those skilled in arranging war. He is supported by brothers and by valiant fathers-in-law—great chariot-warriors—thus fully equipped with powerful allies.”

Word by Word

• मित्रामात्यैः: with friends and ministers
• मित्रामात्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुसम्पन्नः: well-endowed, well-provided
• सुसम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पन्नः: endowed, furnished
• सम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धयोजकैः: with arrangers of battle (war-organizers)
• युद्धयोजकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्धयोजक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भ्रातृभिः: with brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• श्वशुरैः: with fathers-in-law
• श्वशुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वीरैः: with heroes
• वीरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपपन्नः: accompanied, furnished, possessed of
• उपपन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथैः: with great chariot-warriors
• महारथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• धृतराष्ट्र (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• मित्र (friends/allies)
• अमात्य (ministers/counsellors)
• भ्रातृ (brothers)
• श्वशुर (fathers-in-law)
• महारथ (great chariot-warriors)