Shloka 26

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच यथा वदति कल्याणीं वाचं दानपते भवान् । तथानया न तृप्यामि मर्त्य: प्राप्य यथामृतम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca yathā vadati kalyāṇīṁ vācaṁ dāna-pate bhavān tathānayā na tṛpyāmi martyaḥ prāpya yathāmṛtam

Translation

ధృతరాష్ట్రుడు అన్నాడు: ఓ దానపతీ, మీరు పలికే కల్యాణకరమైన వాక్యాలను వింటూ నేను ఎప్పటికీ తృప్తి చెందను; దేవామృతం పొందిన మానవుడిలా ఉన్నాను।

Synonyms

• dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• yathā: as; just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/conjunction (यथार्थे/तुल्यतायाम्)

• vadati: speaks
• vadati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• kalyāṇīm: auspicious; good
• kalyāṇīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies vācam

• vācam: speech; words
• vācam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• dāna-pate: O lord of charity (generous one)
• dāna-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘dānasya patiḥ’; Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun of respect; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tathā: so; in that way
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (तथार्थे)

• anayā: by this (speech)
• anayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• tṛpyāmi: I am satisfied
• tṛpyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṛp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• martyaḥ: a mortal
• martyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to speaker

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund: ‘having obtained’

• yathā: as (if)
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative marker ‘as if/like’

• amṛtam: nectar; immortality-giving (drink)
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Purport

In the opinion of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra was in fact proud and felt he already knew everything Akrūra was speaking, but to maintain diplomatic gravity he spoke as a saintly gentleman.

Characters & Entities

• Dhritarashtra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the sweetness and power of auspicious speech?

This verse compares auspicious, beneficent words to nectar, implying that such speech nourishes the heart and is naturally relished without satiation.

Why did Dhritarashtra say he was not satisfied by these words?

Dhritarashtra expresses that the listener’s delight increases as the benefactor speaks more kindly—like a mortal who, upon obtaining nectar, desires it again and again.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Cultivate truthful, kind, and uplifting speech; hearing and speaking auspicious words regularly can soften relationships and steadily increase gratitude and devotion.