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Shloka 11

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

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

विपरीतान्निगृह्नीयात्‌ स्वं हि संधिविशारद:

viparītān nigṛhṇīyāt svaṃ hi saṃdhiviśāradaḥ

த்ருதராஷ்டிரன் கூறினான்: சமாதானமும் கூட்டணியும் அறிந்தவன், தவறான திசைக்கு இழுக்கும் தன் உந்துதல்களைத் தானே அடக்க வேண்டும். உண்மையான அரசியல் வெறுப்பில் அல்ல; தன்னடக்கத்தில் வெளிப்படும்.

विपरीतान्the adverse/opponents
विपरीतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविपरीत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
निगृह्नीयात्should restrain/subdue
निगृह्नीयात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-ग्रह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वम्one's own (side/people)
स्वम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
संधिविशारदःone skilled in making alliances/treaties
संधिविशारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसंधिविशारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

धघतयाट्र उवाच

D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that genuine diplomatic wisdom (saṃdhi-viśāradatā) requires mastery over oneself: when one’s own tendencies become ‘viparīta’—contrary to dharma or sound judgment—one should restrain them rather than act on them.

In the Ashramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks reflectively, emphasizing restraint and the discipline needed for peace-making—an ethical counterpoint to the destructive consequences of unrestrained impulses that have already unfolded in the epic.