Shloka 10

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

Chapter 6: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Appeal and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Resolve for the Forest

Devanagari script

भूमिरल्पफला देया विपरीतस्य भारत

Transliteration

bhūmir alpaphalā deyā viparītasya bhārata

Translation

ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「バーラタよ、たとえ実りの乏しい土地であっても、対立する者に与えるがよい。欠乏が怨恨を養わぬようにし、ダルマにかなう和解の道を開いておくためである。」

Word by Word

• भूमिः: land, ground
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अल्पफला: having little yield/fruit
• अल्पफला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पफल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देया: is to be given / should be given
• देया: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दे)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विपरीतस्य: to/for the hostile (one)
• विपरीतस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even toward an adversary, a ruler should uphold dharma through measured generosity—granting at least minimal means (like low-yield land) to prevent resentment, reduce conflict, and preserve social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Ashramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra offers counsel framed as royal ethics, addressing “Bhārata” (Yudhiṣṭhira) and urging a conciliatory policy: give even modest land to an opponent rather than intensify enmity.