Sabha Parva Adhyaya 80 Shloka 10 - Mahabharata | Gujarati | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 10

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रने पूछा--विदुर! पाण्डवलोग यहाँ जो भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारकी चेष्टाएँ करते हुए यात्रा कर रहे हैं, उसका क्या रहस्य है, यह बताओ। वे क्‍यों इस प्रकार जा रहे हैं? ।।

Transliteration

vidura uvāca | nikṛtasya api te punaḥ traihate rājye dhaneṣu ca | na dharmāc calate buddhir dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

વિદુર બોલ્યા—મહારાજ! તમારા પુત્રોએ કપટ કરીને પાંડવોનું રાજ્ય અને ધન હરી લીધું છે; છતાં પરમ બુદ્ધિમાન ધર્મરાજ યુધિષ્ઠિરની બુદ્ધિ ધર્મથી ડગમગતી નથી.

Word by Word

निकृतस्यof one who has acted deceitfully / of the deceitful act

अपिeven, although

तेof you (your)

पुनःagain, further

हृतेwhen taken away / in the state of being taken away

राज्येin the kingdom

धनेषुin (their) riches/wealths

चand

नnot

धर्मात्from dharma

चलतेdeviates, moves away

बुद्धिःmind, understanding

धर्मराजस्यof Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

धीमतःof the wise/intelligent one

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāṇḍavas

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Kauravas (implied: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)

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?

True dharma is tested under loss and injustice; Yudhiṣṭhira’s greatness lies in not letting deceit and dispossession shake his commitment to righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Vidura why the Pāṇḍavas are acting and traveling in unusual ways after being wronged; Vidura explains that despite being cheated of kingdom and wealth, Yudhiṣṭhira remains unwavering in dharma.