Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सुखमस्म्युषित: पुत्र त्ववा सुपरिपालित:

Transliteration

sukham asmy uṣitaḥ putra tvayā suparipālitaḥ

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Wahai anakku, aku telah tinggal di sini dengan tenteram, dipelihara dengan baik dan dilindungi dengan cermat olehmu.”

Word by Word

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, First, Singular

• उषितः: having dwelt / having stayed
• उषितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (to dwell) → उषित (past participle)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्र: O son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• सुपरिपालितः: well protected / well cared for
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-पाल् (to protect) → परिपालित (past participle) with उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु-’
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• son (putra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical duty of attentive care and protection of elders, and the elder’s acknowledgment of that service with gratitude—an expression of dharma within family relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Āśramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses his son, stating that he has been able to reside comfortably because the son has provided careful protection and support.