Shloka 42
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
Devanagari script
दीर्घदर्शी मृदुर्दान्त: सदा वैश्रवणो यथा
Transliteration
dīrghadarśī mṛdur dāntaḥ sadā vaiśravaṇo yathā
Translation
दीर्घदर्शी मृदुर्दान्तः सदा वैश्रवणो यथा।
Word by Word
दीर्घदर्शीfar-sighted, long-sighted
दीर्घदर्शी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घदर्शिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृदुःgentle, mild
मृदुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दान्तःself-controlled, restrained
दान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
वैश्रवणःVaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
वैश्रवणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्रवण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a dharmic ideal of leadership and conduct: true strength is shown through foresight, gentleness, and disciplined self-restraint, qualities likened to the dignified steadiness associated with Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera).
Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s character in laudatory terms, using a simile—“like Vaiśravaṇa”—to emphasize enduring prudence, mildness, and self-control within the Ashramavāsika context of reflection and moral evaluation after the great war.