Shloka 53
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
प्राजजलि: पूजयामास त॑ जन॑ भरतर्षभ । ततो विवेश भवन गान्धार्या सहितो निजम् | व्युष्टायां चैव शर्वर्या यच्चकार निबोध तत्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: prāñjaliḥ pūjayāmāsa taṃ janaṃ bharatarṣabha | tato viveśa bhavanaṃ gāndhāryā sahito nijam || vyuṣṭāyāṃ caiva śarvaryā yaccakāra nibodha tat, bharatamaśreṣṭha! ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Les mains jointes en signe de révérence, il honora ces gens, ô taureau parmi les Bharata. Puis, accompagné de Gāndhārī, il entra dans sa propre demeure. Et lorsque la nuit fut passée et que l’aube se leva, écoute, ô le meilleur des Bharata, ce qu’il entreprit alors de faire.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma through respectful conduct: a ruler (or elder) shows humility and proper hospitality to revered guests (especially Brāhmaṇas/ascetics), then proceeds with disciplined, orderly action as the new day begins—suggesting that ethical life is sustained by reverence, restraint, and right social duties.
After receiving or meeting a group of revered persons, Dhṛtarāṣṭra respectfully honors them with joined hands and appropriate hospitality. He then returns to his residence with Gāndhārī. The narrator signals a transition: when night ends and morning comes, the next actions of Dhṛtarāṣṭra will be described.