Shloka 55

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

कि पुनर्मोहमासक्तस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रधा । पुत्रेषु राज्यदारेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च बन्धुषु

Transliteration

ki punar moham āsaktas tatra tatra sahasradhā | putreṣu rājyadāreṣu pautreṣv api ca bandhuṣu ||

Translation

ତେବେ ଯେ ମଣିଷ ମୋହବଶତଃ ଏଠି-ସେଠି ସହସ୍ର ପ୍ରକାରେ ପୁତ୍ର, ରାଜ୍ୟ, ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟା, ପୌତ୍ର ଏବଂ ବନ୍ଧୁମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଆସକ୍ତ ହୁଏ, ତାହା ବିଷୟରେ ଆଉ କ’ଣ କୁହାଯିବ?

Word by Word

• किम्: what? (how much more)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्
• Form: interrogative particle (indeclinable use)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: indeclinable

• मोहम्: delusion; infatuation
• मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आसक्तः: attached; clinging
• आसक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसक्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तत्र: there; in that place/that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable

• तत्र: there and there; here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable

• सहस्रधा: a thousandfold; in countless ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा
• Form: indeclinable

• पुत्रेषु: in/among sons
• पुत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• राज्य: in kingdom; in sovereignty
• राज्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular (in compound-like coordination)

• दारेषु: in/among wives
• दारेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• पौत्रेषु: in/among grandsons
• पौत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• बन्धुषु: in/among kinsmen; relatives
• बन्धुषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhritarashtra
• sons
• kingdom (rājya)
• wife (dārāḥ)
• grandsons
• kinsmen/relatives (bandhu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how delusion (moha) multiplies attachment across family and power—sons, sovereignty, spouse, descendants, and kin—thereby clouding ethical discernment and weakening commitment to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhritarashtra reflects on the force of delusion and attachment, implying that a person entangled in familial and political ties becomes especially vulnerable to partiality and moral error—an undercurrent in the lead-up to the Kurukshetra conflict.