Shloka 10

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

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

Devanagari script

भूमिरल्पफला देया विपरीतस्य भारत

Transliteration

bhūmir alpaphalā deyā viparītasya bhārata

Translation

Дхритараштра сказал: «О Бхарата, даже малоплодородный клочок земли следует даровать тому, кто стоит в противлении, дабы вражда не питалась лишением и чтобы оставался открыт путь праведного соглашения, согласно дхарме».

Word by Word

• भूमिः: land, ground
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अल्पफला: having little yield/fruit
• अल्पफला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पफल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देया: is to be given / should be given
• देया: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दे)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विपरीतस्य: to/for the hostile (one)
• विपरीतस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even toward an adversary, a ruler should uphold dharma through measured generosity—granting at least minimal means (like low-yield land) to prevent resentment, reduce conflict, and preserve social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Ashramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra offers counsel framed as royal ethics, addressing “Bhārata” (Yudhiṣṭhira) and urging a conciliatory policy: give even modest land to an opponent rather than intensify enmity.