Shloka 10

Devanagari script

त्वत्त: कुलहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राज्यहितोदयम्‌ । अमृतस्याव्ययस्येव तृप्त: स्वप्स्याम्यहं सुखम्‌,आपके मुखसे कुलके लिये हितकारी तथा राज्यके लिये कल्याणकारी उपदेश सुनकर मैं अक्षय अमृतसे तृप्त होनेके समान सुखसे सोऊँगा

Transliteration

tvattāḥ kulahitaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā rājyahitodayam | amṛtasyāvyayasyeva tṛptaḥ svapsyāmy ahaṃ sukham ||

Translation

Юдхиштхира сказал: «Услышав из твоих уст слова, полезные для рода и приносящие благо царству, я насыщусь, словно испив неиссякаемого амрита; и в этом довольстве усну спокойно».

Word by Word

त्वत्तःfrom you

कुलहितम्beneficial to the family/clan

वाक्यम्speech/statement

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

राज्यहितोदयम्bringing welfare for the kingdom

अमृतस्यof nectar/ambrosia

अव्ययस्यimperishable

इवas if/like

तृप्तःsatisfied

स्वप्स्यामिI shall sleep

अहम्I

सुखम्happily/with comfort

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wise counsel that safeguards both dynastic welfare (kula-hita) and public welfare (rājya-hita) brings deep inner satisfaction; ethical governance and right instruction are portrayed as nourishing like imperishable nectar.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira responds to an elder’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, expressing that the guidance he has heard—aimed at the good of the family and the kingdom—has relieved his mind, so that he can rest peacefully.