Shloka 20

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

भवद॒द्वीक्षणाच्चैव पाण्डुना पृथिवीक्षिता । तथा दुर्योधनेनापि राज्ञा सुपरिपालिता:

Transliteration

bhavad-advīkṣaṇāc caiva pāṇḍunā pṛthivīkṣitā | tathā duryodhanenāpi rājñā suparipālitāḥ ||

Translation

ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସତର୍କ ନିରୀକ୍ଷଣରେ ପୃଥିବୀକ୍ଷିତ ପାଣ୍ଡୁ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କଲେ; ଏହିପରି ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମକୁ ଭଲଭାବେ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ରଖିଲେ।

Word by Word

• भवत्: of you/your
• भवत्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अद्वीक्षणात्: from (your) oversight/protection
• अद्वीक्षणात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्वीक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √ईक्ष्)
• Form: नपुं, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डुना: by Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पृथिवीक्षिता: the king (protector of the earth)
• पृथिवीक्षिता: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीक्षित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दुर्योधनेन: by Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सुपरिपालिता: well protected/fully maintained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपरि-पालित (कृदन्त; √पाल्)
• Form: स्त्री, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍu
• Duryodhana
• Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma: a king’s legitimacy is expressed through vigilant oversight and the protection of the realm and its people. Good governance is measured by safeguarding subjects and maintaining order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a reflection comparing earlier rulers: just as Pāṇḍu ruled under the addressee’s supervision, Duryodhana too is said to have maintained and protected the people properly—an evaluative remark about kingship and public welfare.