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Shloka 37

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 141: Bhīma–Hiḍimba Confrontation and Protective Discourse

सततं निरयं प्राप्ता: परपिण्डोपजीविन: । न भवेम यथा राजंस्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्‌,राजन! आप कोई ऐसी नीति काममें लाइये, जिससे हमें दूसरोंके दिये हुए अन्नसे गुजारा करके सदा नरकतुल्य कष्ट न भोगना पड़े

satataṁ nirayaṁ prāptāḥ parapīṇḍopajīvinaḥ | na bhavema yathā rājan tathā nītir vidhīyatām ||

ทุรโยธนะกล่าวว่า “ผู้ใดดำรงชีพด้วยส่วนของผู้อื่น ย่อมตกอยู่ในสภาพประหนึ่งนรกอยู่เนืองนิตย์ ข้าแต่พระราชา ขอทรงวางอุบายเถิด เพื่อให้พวกเรามิจำต้องยังชีพด้วยอาหารที่ผู้อื่นหยิบยื่น และทนทุกข์ดุจนรก”

सततम्always, continually
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
निरयम्hell (state of misery)
निरयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिरय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्ताःhaving reached, fallen into
प्राप्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्त (√आप्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परपिण्डोपजीविनःliving on others' food (dependent on others' alms)
परपिण्डोपजीविनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरपिण्डोपजीविन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भवेमmay we be / may we become
भवेम:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), First, Plural
यथाso that / as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तथाthus, in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
नीतिःpolicy, course of action
नीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विधीयताम्let it be arranged/ordained
विधीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Root√धा (वि+धा)
FormImperative (Lot), Passive, Third, Singular

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
K
King (rājan)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames dependence on others for one’s livelihood (parapīṇḍopajīvin) as degrading and misery-producing, urging the king to adopt a policy that preserves autonomy and honor—highlighting how questions of sustenance, dignity, and statecraft intertwine in rajadharma.

Duryodhana addresses the king, arguing that living on others’ support is like living in hell, and presses for a concrete political course (nīti) that will prevent his side from being reduced to such dependence.