Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अनुवृत्ताश्न ते सर्वे पाण्डवा धर्मचारिण: । युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौन्तेयो न न: कोप॑ करिष्यति

Transliteration

anuvṛttāśn te sarve pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiras tu kaunteyo na naḥ kopaṁ kariṣyati ||

Translation

Mereka semua, para Pāṇḍava, teguh menapaki dharma. Dan Yudhiṣṭhira, putra Kuntī, menurut dugaanku tidak akan melampiaskan amarahnya kepada kita.

Word by Word

अनुवृत्ताःobedient, compliant, following

अश्नतेthey eat

सर्वेall

पाण्डवाःthe Pāṇḍavas

धर्मचारिणःpractising righteousness

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

तुbut, however

कौन्तेयःson of Kuntī (Kauṇteya)

नnot

नःof us / our

कोपम्anger

करिष्यतिwill do / will make

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāṇḍavas

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuntī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of dharma-driven restraint: even when wronged, the truly righteous—exemplified by Yudhiṣṭhira—are expected to govern anger and avoid retaliatory wrath, especially within family and political relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the character of the Pāṇḍavas and, in particular, expresses a hope (or anxious calculation) that Yudhiṣṭhira’s commitment to dharma will prevent him from turning anger against the Kuru elders, including Dhṛtarāṣṭra himself.