Shloka 7

उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement

Devanagari script

नित्यप्रभिन्नान्‌ मातज्रानीषादन्तान्‌ प्रहारिण: । अष्टानुचरमेकैकमष्टौ दास्यामि कौरव

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | nityaprabhinnān mātaṅgān īṣādantān prahāriṇaḥ | aṣṭānucaramekaikam aṣṭau dāsyāmi kaurava kurunandana ||

Translation

ທ່ານທຣິຕຣາສະຕຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ກໍຣະວະ ຄວາມຊື່ນບານແຫ່ງວົງກຸຣຸ! ນອກເໜືອຈາກນັ້ນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະມອບຊ້າງມຶນເມົາ 8 ໂຕ, ທີ່ຂົມຂອງມັນໄຫຼອອກຈາກຂມັບຢູ່ເທື່ອງໆ, ງາດັ່ງເສົາລົດສົງຄາມ, ແລະຊ່ຽວຊານໃນການຟາດຟັນສັດຕູ. ແລະກັບຊ້າງເຈົ້າເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ 8 ໂຕ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະຈັດຜູ້ຕິດຕາມ 8 ຄົນໃຫ້ແກ່ແຕ່ລະໂຕ»។

Word by Word

• नित्य: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• प्रभिन्नान्: in rut; with ichor flowing
• प्रभिन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभिन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मातङ्ग: elephants
• मातङ्ग: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनीषादन्तान्: having tusks like a pole/shaft (īṣā-daṇḍa)
• अनीषादन्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनीषादन्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रहारिणः: striking; skilled at attacking
• प्रहारिणः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनुचरम्: attendant, follower
• अनुचरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकैकम्: each one (individually)
• एकैकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दास्यामि: I will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरव: O Kaurava
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कुरुनन्दन: O joy of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kaurava (addressee)
• Kuru lineage
• war elephants (mātaṅga)
• chariot-pole (īṣā)
• attendants (anucara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how royal power is expressed through material gifts and military assets; ethically, it invites reflection on whether peace and justice can be secured by offerings of wealth and force, or whether deeper commitment to dharma is required.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra promises additional gifts—eight powerful rutting elephants, each supported by eight attendants—to the addressed Kaurava prince, emphasizing the scale of resources he is willing to provide in the ongoing political negotiation.