Shloka 6

उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement

Devanagari script

एकवर्ण: सुक्लूृप्ताड्रैर्बाद्विजातैर्हयोत्तमै: । चतुर्युक्तान्‌ रथांस्तस्मै रौक्मान्‌ दास्यामि षघोडश

Transliteration

ekavarṇāḥ suklṛptāṅgair bāhlīkadeśasambhavaiḥ | dvijātair hayottamaiś caturyuktān rathāṁs tasmai raukmān dāsyāmi ṣoḍaśa ||

Translation

ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ— ଏକେ ରଙ୍ଗର, ସୁଦୃଢ଼ ଅଙ୍ଗବିଶିଷ୍ଟ, ବାହ୍ଲୀକ ଦେଶରେ ଜନ୍ମିତ ଉତ୍ତମ ଜାତିର ଚାରି-ଚାରି ଘୋଡ଼ା ଯୋଡ଼ା ଥିବା ସୋଳଟି ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ରଥ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଭେଟ ଦେବି।

Word by Word

• एकवर्णाः: of one color
• एकवर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुक्लुप्ताङ्गैः: with well-formed/firm limbs
• सुक्लुप्ताङ्गैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुक्लुप्ताङ्ग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाह्लीकदेशसमुद्भूतैः: born in the Bāhlīka region
• बाह्लीकदेशसमुद्भूतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्लीकदेशसमुद्भूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• द्विजातैः: of noble breed (lit. twice-born)
• द्विजातैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विजात
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हयोत्तमैः: with excellent horses
• हयोत्तमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हयोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चतुर्युक्तान्: yoked with four (horses)
• चतुर्युक्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• रौक्मान्: golden
• रौक्मान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौक्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दास्यामि: I shall give
• दास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Karma
• Type: Numeral/Indeclinable
• Root: षोडश
• Form: true

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Bāhlīka (country/region)
• golden chariots
• horses (four-horsed teams)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a common ethical tension in statecraft: attempting to resolve a looming conflict through honor, hospitality, and material gifts. It implicitly raises the question of whether external offerings can substitute for a just settlement grounded in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks about presenting Kṛṣṇa with an impressive diplomatic gift—sixteen golden chariots with elite four-horse teams from Bāhlīka—within the broader context of negotiations before the Kurukṣetra war.