Shloka 19

धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रनामावलिः (Roster of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Children) / Names of the Kauravas in Order

Devanagari script

धर्मे चार्थे च कुशलो लोभक्रोधविवर्जित: । दीर्घदर्शी शमपर: कुरूणां च हिते रत:,वे धर्मशास्त्र एवं अर्थशास्त्रके पण्डित, लोभ और क्रोधसे रहित, दीर्घदर्शी, शान्तिपरायण तथा कौरवोंके हितमें तत्पर रहनेवाले थे

Transliteration

dharme cārthe ca kuśalo lobhakrodhavivarjitaḥ | dīrghadarśī śamaparaḥ kurūṇāṃ ca hite rataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Era diestro tanto en el dharma como en el arte de gobernar, libre de codicia y de ira, de mirada lejana, entregado a la serenidad interior y siempre atento al bien de los Kurus.

Word by Word

धर्मेin dharma (righteousness)

चand

अर्थेin artha (policy/wealth)

चand

कुशलःskilled, proficient

लोभक्रोधविवर्जितःfree from greed and anger

दीर्घदर्शीfar-sighted

शमपरःdevoted to tranquility/self-control

कुरूणाम्of the Kurus

चand

हितेin welfare/benefit

रतःengaged, devoted

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kurus (Kauravas/Kuru lineage)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ideal of counsel and leadership: mastery of both moral law (dharma) and practical governance (artha), combined with freedom from greed and anger, long-term vision, and a steady commitment to peace and the common good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s qualities—portraying him as a wise, self-controlled, far-sighted figure whose actions are directed toward the welfare of the Kuru house—thereby establishing his credibility and ethical stature within the unfolding Kuru narrative.