Shloka 9

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

Chapter 6: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Appeal and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Resolve for the Forest

Devanagari script

द्रव्याणां संचयश्चैव कर्तव्य: सुमहांस्तथा | तदा समर्थो यानाय नचिरेणैव भारत

Transliteration

dravyāṇāṃ saṃcayaś caiva kartavyaḥ sumahāṃs tathā | tadā samartho yānāya na cireṇaiva bhārata ||

Translation

Cumpre também reunir um enorme estoque de provisões e recursos. Então, ó Bhārata, em pouco tempo alguém estará plenamente preparado para a jornada.

Word by Word

• द्रव्याणाम्: of goods/wealth
• द्रव्याणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• संचयः: accumulation/collection
• संचयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• कर्तव्यः: to be done/should be done
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (कर्तव्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• समर्थः: capable/able
• समर्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यानाय: for the journey/going
• यानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चिरेण: with long time/after long (time)
• चिरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)
• dravyāṇi (resources/provisions)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one is moving toward withdrawal or a major transition, responsible preparation is a duty: gather necessary resources so that the journey can be undertaken promptly and without disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker advises the addressee (addressed as “Bhārata”) to make substantial practical arrangements—specifically, to accumulate provisions—so that they will soon be ready to depart on a planned journey.