Shloka 37

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

लभतां वीरलोक॑ स ससहायो नराधिप:

Transliteration

labhatāṁ vīralokaṁ sa sa-sahāyo narādhipaḥ

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಹೇ ನರಾಧಿಪ, ಆ ರಾಜನು ತನ್ನ ಸಹಾಯಕರೊಡನೆ ವೀರಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲಿ.” ಇದು ಗಂಭೀರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಚನ; ಕಷ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಧರಿಸಿದ ಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯ, ನಿಷ್ಠೆ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಧರ್ಮವು ಕೇವಲ ಲೋಕಫಲವಲ್ಲ, ಗೌರವಯುತ ಪರಲೋಕಗತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಇದು ದೃಢಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

लभताम्let the two obtain / may the two attain

वीरलोकम्the world of heroes

सःhe

सहायःcompanion / ally

नराधिपःking (lord of men)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

narādhipaḥ (the king, unnamed here)

vīraloka (realm of heroes)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys a dharmic valuation of life and death: a ruler who endures his appointed path with courage and fidelity—supported by loyal companions—deserves ‘vīraloka’, an honored destiny associated with valor and righteous resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers a formal blessing about a king previously under discussion, stating that he, along with his companions, may reach the heroic realm—an evaluative comment that frames the preceding events in terms of merit and honorable outcome.