Shloka 51

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रश्न तद्वाक्यमभिपूज्य पुन: पुन:,धृतराष्ट्रने भी बारंबार साम्बके वचनोंकी सराहना की और सब लोगोंसे सम्मानित होकर धीरे-धीरे सबको विदा कर दिया। उस समय सबने उन्हें शुभ दृष्टिसे ही देखा

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭras tu tad vākyam abhipūjya punaḥ punaḥ | sarvān saṃmānya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ sarvān visasarja ha | tadā taṃ sarva-bhūtāni śubha-dṛṣṭyāiva paśyatha ||

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರನು ಆ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ಗೌರವಿಸಿ, ಎಲ್ಲರ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿದನು. ನಂತರ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಯಥೋಚಿತ ಗೌರವ ತೋರಿಸಿ, ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ವಿದಾಯಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು. ಆ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವನನ್ನು ಶುಭದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದಲೇ ನೋಡಿದರು।

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिपूज्य: having honored, having praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after immense conflict, dharma is upheld through restraint, respectful speech, and honoring others; reconciliation is expressed through courteous conduct and auspicious regard rather than renewed hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra repeatedly commends the words spoken to him, respectfully acknowledges everyone present, and then gradually dismisses the assembly; the onlookers respond by viewing him with a benign, auspicious gaze.