Shloka 9
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
Devanagari script
महाप्राज्ञकुले जात: साध्वेतत् कर्तुमहसि
Transliteration
mahāprājñakule jātaḥ sādhv etat kartum arhasi
Translation
महान् प्रज्ञावान कुल में जन्मे हो; इसलिए यह सत्कर्म करना तुम्हें शोभा देता है।
Word by Word
महाप्राज्ञकुलेin a family of great wisdom
महाप्राज्ञकुले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाप्राज्ञकुल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जातःborn
जातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजन् (जात)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साधुwell; rightly
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्तुम्to do
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कर्तुम्)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
अर्हसिyou ought; you are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Noble birth is presented as a moral responsibility: one who comes from a wise and reputable lineage should choose what is sādhu—proper and righteous—and act accordingly.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a person is being urged to take up a commendable course of action, with the appeal grounded in their upbringing and the ethical expectations of a wise family line.