Shloka 1

अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy

Devanagari script

ऑपन--माज बक। जि द्विपञज्चाशत्तमो<ड ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रद्वारा अर्जुनसे प्राप्त होनेवाले भयका वर्णन धृतराष्ट्र रवाच यस्य वै नानृता वाच: कदाचिदनुशुश्रुम । त्रैलोक्यमपि तस्य स्याद्‌ योद्धा यस्य धनंजय:

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | yasya vai nānṛtā vācaḥ kadācid anuśuśruma | trailokyam api tasya syād yoḍdhā yasya dhanaṃjayaḥ ||

Translation

ధృతరాష్ట్రుడు పలికెను—సంజయా! అతని నోట నుండి ఎప్పుడూ అసత్యవాక్యం వెలువడిందని మేము వినలేదు; మరియు అతని పక్షంలో ధనంజయుడైన అర్జునుడి వంటి యోధుడు ఉన్నాడు. అటువంటి ధర్మరాజు యుధిష్ఠిరుడు (భూమి సంగతి ఏముంది) మూడు లోకాల రాజ్యమునకైనా అర్హుడే।

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अनृता: false, untrue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वाचः: speech/word
• वाचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कदाचित्: ever, at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

• अनुशुश्रुम: we have heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), First, Plural

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्यात्: could be / would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular

• योद्धा: warrior
• योद्धा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योद्धृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context as the truth-speaking Dharmarāja)
• Trailokya (the three worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a foundational royal virtue that confers moral authority; when joined with righteous support and strength (Arjuna’s prowess), it makes even the highest sovereignty seem attainable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, speaking to Sañjaya, reflects on the formidable position of the Pāṇḍavas: Yudhiṣṭhira’s reputation for unwavering truth and Arjuna’s unmatched martial power together make their claim to rule appear overwhelming, intensifying Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s apprehension.