Shloka 47
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
तान् बद्ध्वा धर्मपाशैश्न स्वैश्व पाशैर्जलेश्वर: । वरुण: सागरे यत्तो नित्यं रक्षति दानवान्
Transliteration
tān baddhvā dharmapāśaiś ca svaiś ca pāśair jaleśvaraḥ | varuṇaḥ sāgare yatto nityaṃ rakṣati dānavān ||
Translation
तेव्हापासून जलाधीश्वर वरुण धर्मपाशांनी व आपल्या वारुणपाशांनी त्यांना बांधून, सदैव सावध राहून, त्या दानवांना सागराच्या मर्यादेतच नित्य रोखून धरतो.
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बद्ध्वाhaving bound
बद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active (agentive sense)
धर्मपाशैःwith bonds of dharma
धर्मपाशैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपाश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
स्वैःwith his own
स्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पाशैःwith bonds/nooses
पाशैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
जलईश्वरःthe lord of waters
जलईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजलईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सागरेin the ocean
सागरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यत्तःrestrained/controlled
यत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
रक्षतिprotects/guards/keeps under watch
रक्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दानवान्the Dānavas (demons)
दानवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदानव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
VaruṇaD
DānavasD
Dharmapāśa (noose of dharma)V
Varuṇapāśa (Varuṇa's noose)O
Ocean (Sāgara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Power must be governed by dharma: even formidable beings are restrained through lawful, moral bonds so that the world’s order and safety are maintained.
Vaiśampāyana describes Varuṇa binding the Dānavas with dharma-bonds and his own nooses, keeping them confined within the ocean’s limits under constant watch.