Shloka 22

Devanagari script

दृढमूला वयं राज्ये मित्राणि परिगृह्म॒ च । सारवद्‌ विपुलं सैन्यं सत्कृत्य च दुरासदम्‌

Transliteration

dṛḍhamūlā vayaṁ rājye mitrāṇi parigṛhya ca | sāravad vipulaṁ sainyaṁ satkṛtya ca durāsadam ||

Translation

ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「我らはこの国に堅く根を下ろす。多くの盟友を集め、強大で大軍にして攻め難き軍勢を厚く遇し、褒賞を与えて、我らの地位を揺るぎなきものとするのだ。」

Word by Word

• दृढमूलाः: firm-rooted, firmly established
• दृढमूलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढमूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Common, Nominative, Plural

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मित्राणि: friends, allies
• मित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• परिगृह्य: having gathered / having taken in
• परिगृह्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सारवत्: strong, substantial, excellent
• सारवत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विपुलम्: vast, large
• विपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सत्कृत्य: having honored / having treated well
• सत्कृत्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुरासदम्: hard to assail, unassailable
• दुरासदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• rājya (the kingdom)
• mitra (allies)
• sainya (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a political mindset: power is secured by rooting oneself in the state through alliances and by maintaining a formidable army via honors and rewards. Ethically, it invites reflection on how reliance on inducements and force can conflict with dharmic governance grounded in justice and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is articulating his plan to secure and stabilize his rule: gather many allies, strengthen the military, and keep it loyal through recognition and material support, thereby making his position difficult to challenge.