Shloka 103

धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance

Devanagari script

भीष्मादीनां महाबाहो तदनुज्ञातुमरहसि । “महाबाहो! कुरुपति धृतराष्ट्र आपके द्वारा जीते गये धनको आपसे माँगकर उसे भीष्म आदिके लिये देना चाहते हैं; अतः आपको इसके लिये स्वीकृति दे देनी चाहिये

Transliteration

bhīṣmādīnāṃ mahābāho tad-anujñātum arhasi |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Oh, de brazos poderosos, debes conceder permiso en este asunto relativo a Bhīṣma y a los demás. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, señor de los Kuru, desea pedirte la riqueza que tú ganaste para destinarla a Bhīṣma y a los venerables; por ello, debes otorgar tu consentimiento.»

Word by Word

भीष्मादीनाम्of Bhishma and others

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

तत्that (request/act)

अनुज्ञातुम्to permit/approve

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit (to)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīṣma

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even rightful gains should be governed by dharma: consent, proper allocation, and honoring elders are presented as ethical duties. The verse emphasizes that authority over wealth includes responsibility to permit its use for venerable persons and communal righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a request is being made to a heroic figure to grant permission regarding provisions for Bhīṣma and other elders. Dhṛtarāṣṭra wishes to take wealth won by the addressee and distribute it for their benefit, so the narrator urges the addressee to consent.