Shloka 42

अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

दीर्घदर्शी मृदुर्दान्त: सदा वैश्रवणो यथा

Transliteration

dīrghadarśī mṛdur dāntaḥ sadā vaiśravaṇo yathā

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଦୀର୍ଘଦର୍ଶୀ, ମୃଦୁ ଓ ଦାନ୍ତ (ସଂୟମୀ) ଥିଲେ; ସଦା ବୈଶ୍ରବଣ (କୁବେର) ପରି ସ୍ଥିର-ସ୍ୱଭାବୀ।

Word by Word

• दीर्घदर्शी: far-sighted, long-sighted
• दीर्घदर्शी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मृदुः: gentle, mild
• मृदुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दान्तः: self-controlled, restrained
• दान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• वैश्रवणः: Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• वैश्रवणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)