Shloka 34

Devanagari script

धर्मराजो हि शुद्धात्मा निदेशे स्थास्यते तव । आनृशंस्यपरं होनं जानामि गुरुवत्सलम्‌,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका हृदय बहुत ही शुद्ध है। ये सदा तुम्हारी आज्ञाके अधीन रहेंगे। मैं जानता हूँ, इनका स्वभाव बहुत ही कोमल है और ये गुरुजनोंके प्रति बड़ी भक्ति रखते हैं

Transliteration

dharmarājo hi śuddhātmā nideśe sthāsyate tava | ānṛśaṁsyaparaṁ hīnaṁ jānāmi guruvatsalam ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: “Dharmaraja Yudhishthira berhati suci dan akan tetap patuh pada titah tuanku. Aku mengenalnya sebagai insan yang meletakkan belas kasihan di atas segalanya, bebas daripada kekejaman, serta sangat berbakti kepada para tua-tua dan guru.”

Word by Word

धर्मराजःDharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

हिindeed/for

शुद्धात्माpure-souled

निदेशेin (your) command/under instruction

स्थास्यतेwill stand/remain

तवof you/your

आनृशंस्यपरम्having compassion as the highest (quality)

एनम्him/this one

जानामिI know

गुरुवत्सलम्devoted/affectionate toward elders/teachers

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

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

What is the core teaching?

Moral authority in leadership rests on inner purity, compassion, and reverence for teachers and elders; such a person naturally abides by rightful instruction rather than acting from harshness or ego.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) to reassure the listener about his dependable nature: he is pure-hearted, will follow guidance, is fundamentally compassionate, and remains devoted to gurus and elders.